Help Deciding (GT, CWRU, Emory, Tulane, FIU, UM)

bopper
Mon, 18 Mar 2019 21:08:45 +0000

What are the net costs?

If you want to go pre-med then think about:

1. The cheapest reasonable college so you/your parents can use the money for med school

2. The college needs to prepare you for MCATs but still allow you to get a good GPA

3. Access to volunteering opportunities (e.g., near a hospital)

4. Success in graduates getting into med school

5. Options if you don’t go to med school

Keep in mind:
My daughter was dead set on becoming a doctor since 4th grade. She volunteered at the hospital, went to Mini-med programs, Did ALL the pre-med courses in college (Bio, Chem, O Chem, Calculus, Stats, Sociology, Physics), Shadowed doctors and then after her first semester of SENIOR year in college decided that she did not want to go to medical school. She looked how stressful the next 7-10 years of her life will be and what doctors seem to do these days and decided that was not for her.

So you want to take into account:

1. Never say I will take out loans for undergraduate because I will make a doctor’s salary and can pay them off

2. LIke others say above: What will i think about my college if I do go to medical school? What will I think if I don’t go to medical school?

I, of course, am partial to Case. They are very good in pre-med and have hospitals next door. Case was formed from the merger of a Liberal Arts College and a Technical School. However, when you visit find out how many students are in your major.

FYI

Pre-Health Advising at Case…

Case has a dedicated Pre-med Advisor, Wesley Schaub.

The pre-health advisor also maintains a Pre-Health Professions Canvas page for current and past CWRU undergraduate students interested in the health science professions. The Canvas page provides additional resources for students and is used to communicate information about group advising sessions, application preparation and workshops, clinical and research opportunities, and guest speakers on campus. Students may request access to the Pre-Health Professions Canvas page by sending an email to Wesley Schaub.

https://case.edu/ugstudies/students/pre-professional-programs/pre-health

You will need to take the pre-med pre-req courses.
Info can be found here:
https://case.edu/ugstudies/students/general-new-student-information/recommendations-for-first-year-students-interested-in-pre-health

You may want to get involved in research. Info is here:
https://case.edu/source/

You may want to volunteer at a hospital:
Case is literally surrounded by hospitals. For example:
https://www.uhhospitals.org/locations/uh-cleveland-medical-center/volunteer-services/volunteer-opportunities

You may want to get more info about applying to med school:
You could attend activities such as:
https://case.edu/studentsuccess/node/346

You might want to join a medically related student organization: