<p>Who are the best college professors who taught Organic Chemistry I and II? I want to go to such schools where professors really care students. I do not care about reputation of the schools. All I care in getting A grade and thoroughly understanding from a good teacher. Please recommend such colleges/professors. This is for pre-med. I am firm believer on the reputation of the teacher. Please give credit to good professors.</p>
<p>Thanks in advance for your input.</p>
<p>My organic chem professor was great and totally memorable (though not necessarily just for his teaching)…and I learned a lot from him. However, he distributed grades on a standard bell curve and thus only about 5 people out of 200 got A’s. </p>
<p>More importantly, as someone who is in medical school, and done much advising to pre-med students now and in undergrad, I can tell you that choosing a college simply on how you think it will help you get into medical school is an extremely bad idea. Choosing a college on the basis of one professor is even worse. In fact it just might the absolute worst idea I’ve ever heard. Like you hit the rock bottom of ideas and started digging…</p>
<p>That may sound harsh, but you are so far away from understanding (at least by this one post) the nature of being pre-med and the application process to medical school that to call you merely naive would be a gross misrepresentation. Yes, grades are important, but they’re not everything. And even if they were, Organic chemistry is probably only 8-10 hours worth of grades, less than 10% of the hours you need for a degree. To try and pick a school on the basis of one professor for two classes is absolutely ridiculous and sure a step in the wrong direction.</p>
<p>I got a B in Organic I and a C in Organic II and still got into medical school on the first try. One of my really good friends got A’s in both classes and didn’t get in until his second application. Just getting an A in organic is not the end all and be all of medical school admissions.</p>
<p>You need to step back, look at your attitude and begin looking for colleges that, as a whole institution (professors, classes, size, location, cost, campus environment, etc), fit you and your priorities. You need to realize that medical school admissions are a pretty messed up, at times seemingly nonsensical, set of decisions. And more than that, that the decision to admit you, is a fully holistic evaluation of you, your talents, your character, and your experiences - you have to have the grades, the MCAT score, the research, campus involvement, volunteer work, physician shadowing experience, leadership, personal statement, and successful interview to even have a shot. One professor for two courses can never provide all those things.</p>
<p>Hello Bigredmed,
Wholeheartedly agree with what you said. After talking to few premeds, they all said that biggest stumbling block is Org. chemistry. I do consider all the points that you have mentioned. But I do not want to have a bad professor for Org. Chemistry. I am trying to see if anybody mentions about this subject for the colleges that I am thinking of. Is there any web site where professors are graded?
Which is your premed school?
Thanks</p>
<p>check out <a href=“http://www.ratemyprofessors.com%5B/url%5D”>www.ratemyprofessors.com</a>. you’ll have to first specify a school though and know the name of the prof which can be found on the school’s website. you might be able to search by class but i’m not sure.</p>
<p>thanks for your input.</p>
<p>As bigredmed said, I hope this post is a joke. Picking a college because of one professor for one class is cruise control for disaster.</p>