Easier college for future MD?

compmom
Wed, 02 Nov 2016 11:10:51 +0000

This seems kind of cynical. I think focusing on the experience of those 4 years for themselves, rather than merely as a a means to an end, works better. And I am not sure I would be happy with a doctor who aims for the least amount of work and difficulty as an undergrad (not that I would ever know).

Granted some of the best MD’s I know went to little-known colleges (and some majored in the humanities and arts) but not as a strategy like this.

An 18 year-old should really keep options open, as someone posted above. It is fine to major in whatever he or she wants. Spending 4 years so focused on a future goal that may change, can be unhealthy. Have your child read up on what it is like to practice medicine these days, too. Not like tv.