Auburn or Kentucky for pre-med???

SOSConcern
Thu, 01 Dec 2016 16:37:23 +0000

OP you are trying to figure a way to do something that many other very smart kids before you do realize (after time and energy spent) cannot be done.

If you are happy with AU, go there. After 4 years you will have to decide if it was worth snubbing the extra scholarship $$ at UA (and most kids would find all kinds of ways to justify).

And if you truly want to get into med school, you are fortunate that there are 2 in AL, which would be the lowest cost option to get through med school.

You are in a pool of kids that are all trying to ‘one up’ saying where they will go to college. The deal is, where you go freshman year for college - there is typically a four year situation, so you would lose if you switched schools. So it requires maturity on your part.

Above posts are trying to help you.

Key is doing well at UG for all the things to be a good candidate for med school application. And I can attest to how school and parent/family guidance can help on that road beyond the student GPA and MCAT score. Some students do not realize how important it is to get an interview slot at a med school (and they apply after the slots are quickly filled up - have to get the lengthy application done early). Then there are other things for the med school application - experiences gained outside of college courses that more and more are expected by applicants.

So major in something at UG you will do very well at and will enjoy (along with the courses required for med school admission) if you truly want to go to med school. And if you get school weary or change your goals (as many, many students who say ‘pre-med’ during HS do, and often during first year at college) be able to finish a UG degree you will be happy with, and go into a career you will be happy with and do well at.

College should be a maturing experience - each year students grow up a bit more and also handle more academically. The way things are set up, one has to make an important decision on where to go to school after HS, and a lesser point on what to major in (unless they go to a smaller school that cannot change to a desired major because they don’t have it).

Most times, students are limited where they attend by family finances.

Honestly, you are fortunate to be a higher stat kid in AL where there are pretty strong in-state scholarships for students.