FSU for pre-meds...

yankee_boy
Mon, 07 Apr 2008 21:58:49 +0000

I am a Pre-Dental student (which requires the exact same pre-reqs as pre-med). From my experience as a first year student who has take chem1 and now in chem2 and bio1, use RATEMYPROFESSORS.com. I know plenty of people who get accepted to grad school from here (med,dent,vet, etc). You just have to be here to see it yourself, there is A LOT of pre-med students, but a lot of them are currently being weeded out in my chem2 class, heck even bio1. My personal experience with the science professors has been ok, I feel some of them teach for the money, while others are quite brilliant but are quite difficult ( My Chem2 Prof, test averages are around 47-57) I don’t mean to scare you, I am just trying to give you the heads up to show you that you need to be serious about this. Pre-med is tough, you will definately be tested on how well you can MANAGE TIME and how much you are willing to COMMIT to your science classes. Word of advice, don’t try to double up science courses your first semester, its your 1st semester and you are trying to adjust to your new lifestyle and surroundings, I took Chem1 my first semester and thought that was more than enough lol for my 1st semester.

I volunteer at the Leon County Health Clinic as a dental assistant, through the FSU pre-dental society, which offers A LOT of opportunity(Research, volunteer, shadowing). There aren’t as many pre-dents as pre-meds, but there are more organizations that cater to Pre-meds, they are GOOD clubs that you can join that can and will point you in the direction offering opportunities whether it be research, volunteer etc, so many different things to get involved in, I’m serious, if you search, you will most definately find. Don’t think FSU doesn’t offer that many opportunities, its completely false, its Tallahasse, a decent sized place with a couple hospitals and other clinics to snoop out.

With that in mind, I hope you enjoy your first semester at FSU, because I know I am loving FSU right now, its a challenge, but if you work hard and stay committed you will reap the benefits, and it feels damn good in the end. Good Luck, and if you have any more questions please feel free to contact me!