Best Pre-Med Undergrad (Emory vs Vanderbilt vs Northwestern)

SincererLove
Fri, 26 Oct 2018 02:27:50 +0000

D is at Vandy CS premed. She survived Chem and physics last year with nice GPA, so far orgo chem and bio are testing her reserves. Four mid terms for each class. They are weed out for a reason. For example, she feels bio professor is purposely trying to trick the students. For 2nd mid term, she knew all the materials, and got B+/A_ instead. You don’t know your real grade as there will be another curve at the end.

A lot of research opportunities, she worked at a lab during the summer, and now the PI hired her during the year and pays her $12 per hour to continue her work (6~10 hours a week)

Another reference points…she had 800 and 5s on chem and bio. We know kids who were in bio and chem Olympiad who had to work very hard for As in bio and chem at Vandy.

She does have a nice social life. She is very good in time management, didn’t work more than 2 hours a day in the first semester. Currently with 17 credits, 5 classes and two labs, she studies a lot. But she still manages to work at the lab, found an summer internship and has multiple ECs. It is what you make of it!