Compare BU & BC & Tufts

snuffles
Thu, 25 Nov 2004 00:30:11 +0000

The premed program at Tufts is especially rigorous, and there actually is an early Tufts medical school program for students who have successfully completed organic chemistry with a cumulative (…I think science GPA? not sure) 3.5. Tufts recognizes the challenge of the premed courses (especially intro chem with Professor Morse, who is this insane man who creates these algebra puzzles out of Chemistry on problem sets and tests that are designed to negate any previous AP chemistry experience. There have been many students who got 5’s on the AP tests but flunked out of his class) Of those, 70% are chosen for an interview, and from that remaining pool, 70% are secured a spot for the Tufts medical school if they wish. There is no obligation to decide, and there are no restrictions on where students may apply their senior year. It’s a way for people to get the stress out of the way.

I don’t know how many students go off into the top 50 medical schools, but I do know that there is generally an 86-89% success rate for students to get into (at LEAST one) medical school. It may not be of their choice, but in all honesty, it really doesn’t matter where you get your MD from. In general, medical schools view the rigors of the premed program at Tufts to be on par with other elites. You can’t go wrong if you survive the program, which many unfortunately don’t, but those that do reap the benefits of the excellent reputation.