How rigorous are IU's academics?

turbo93
Thu, 09 Mar 2017 02:55:33 +0000

Getting a strong foundation is up to you. The classes are there. My daughter is in the same general department, aiming for the same general goals, and seems to find it to her liking. All her friends are the academic types, no partying, but she has a great time. She was accepted to “better” schools but at the end of the day, free is free. That was our choice.

I know quite a few friends’ kids who went to IU then med school. MD/PhD is very selective and it takes a lot more than good foundations to get in, in general. The courses are there (IU’s premed sequence seems to be a bit strange but nothing out of the ordinary. Ain’t easy by any stretch but do the work and you’ll get thru)

I’ve lived in Boston too and BU is quite a vast school. Good choice if they cough up enough money I suppose. WashU is WashU :), and again it depends on money. As a parent, also, the convenience of having IU nearby (instate) can’t be beat - unless you live in Northeastern Indiana or South Bend)

The department in the building with the huge brain in the yard is Psychological and Brain sciences (psych and neuro), lots of interesting research there (tho I recall a flyer in the biology building about a research project involving petting animals)

Wait to see the final offers from everyone, and then compare. Also visit, WashU isn’t too far.