<p>Agree with Spike, though I’d put it differently. The pre-med program at Brandeis, like those of most schools, isn’t a “weeder” by design. While most kids who put themselves through the ordeal of Orgo are aspiring doctors, the prof has no way to distinguish them from others who might want to be research chemists in industry.</p>
<p>Cold, hard reality is that the natural sciences at the college level, at least at any self-respecting college, are hard, much harder than any science that most of us encounter in HS. For a lot of people, that represents the first reality check since their third grade teacher patted them on the head and told them that they were good in science and that medicine was in their future.</p>
<p>If you have what it takes, Brandeis will do an excellent job preparing you in the sciences. It won’t coddle you, though.</p>