Brown PLME vs Yale

dcircle
Sun, 06 Apr 2008 09:23:11 +0000

the one caveat to afan’s very good points is that the high rates of students going to med school at yale (or non-PLME brown) does not include those that are actively weeded out. difficult pre-med classes like organic chemistry are graded on a curve and less than one third of a group of already very select students will get an A. a B in organic chemistry hurts a lot in medical admissions and a C is almost game over. so if a school boasts a 90% admit rate to med school it does not include those who fell off of this curve and were discouraged from applying. plus, what happens to the 10% at yale with good grades that still don’t get in?

the security of being guaranteed a spot in medical school shouldn’t be underestimated. it’s not about how hard you are willing to work. it’s about having the freedom to pursue secondary interests without having to worry about outperforming your classmates in orgo