Best LACs in the South

curmudgeon
Fri, 27 Jul 2012 03:21:02 +0000

BionicMan. Rhodes campus is secure. My ranch-raised kid (forget little town, we live in the sticks) had a ball. I searched and found a post I made back 18 months ago. Here it is:



Rhodes’ pre-med advising is very, very good. Dr. Jaslow (the Health Professions Advisor) is aware, connected, interested, pro-active, and knowledgeable. For a pre-med thinking ahead about the MCAT - Rhodes’ Physics, Bio, and Chem are all first-class. Rhodes’ emphasis on quality writing helps on the MCAT, too.

Just a few other things : Rhodes has a great relationship with the Med (for clinical exposure), St. Judes (St. Jude’s researchers teach a wonderful class and offer amazing term and summer opps), and Rhodes faculty research iin Chem and Bio is outstanding. Rhodes has pro-active mentors for national awards.

My pre-med kid felt supported, encouraged, empowered, and …ultimately, very, very grateful. She was well-prepared for med school and is holding her own (actually doing quite well ) among a class of very accomplished medical students from the finest institutions in the country. Her courses in Cell Bio, Biochem, and Histology set her up for her first semester med school quite well.

Rhodes emphasis on service to the Memphis community and the world at large should not be over-looked by a pre-med. The opportunities and encouragement and support for service to others are everywhere on campus.

There may be a better place for a pre-med, but you probably couldn’t get my kid to say that.

Show him this. And have him pm me. ;)