<p>does being a black male help boost ur chances getting into med school. Im a freshman at dartmouth and im doing pre-med. </p>
<p>this term I did pretty well. next term im taking</p>
<p>Chem 5
Nueroscience
Enviormental Science Seminar
Calculus</p>
<p>Yes it does. The lack of certain minority groups in medicine is of serious concern to the overwhelming masses of medical school admissions committees, and being African-American is significant booster in admissions.</p>
<p>Continue to do your best, gain the right experiences and make yourself as competitive as possible: the rewards will be there.</p>
<p>I do not recommend taking four courses, especially Chem with its lab. The d-plan is pressured enough, and three courses is the standard. Really. Even if you’ve had calc before, there will still be a lot of problem sets, etc., to complete – time-consuming.</p>
<p>well im ambitious and im goign to do whatever it takes to get into harvard medical school no one and i mean no one is going to stop be from acheiving my dream</p>
<p>They’ll surely accept you when they see that you took 4 courses in one term.</p>
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It’s not that Harvard only accepts people who never took less than a full courseload, is it?</p>
<p>i think that was sarcasm</p>
<p>well i wouldnt take all hard courses in one term unless you have done it before and can still maintain a competitive gpa. is there a particular reason you have to take all those courses at once?</p>
<p>OP, no one has to “stop you” from attending HMS. If , Heaven forbid, the impossible happened and you DIDN’T get in, it likely won’t be because someone stopped you. IMO it’s not wise to have a goal that is not wholly within your control. </p>
<p>Control what you can control. Shoot to be a competitive candidate. That you can do. Good luck.</p>
<p>I don’t really see how that schedule is too difficult…seems pretty standard (although I thought that at most colleges, five courses was the norm).</p>
<p>i don’t see a problem with that schedule either</p>
<p>Dartmouth is on quarter terms. Trust me, this guy is not going to survive 4 heavily grade-deflated classes in one term. My friend tried doing that last year - and he made a B- in his Chem class.</p>
<p>Also judging from the way he writes, I’m going to predict that he gets a 3.0 GPA next term (conservative estimate too). Harvard is no walk in the park - and it starts with making smart choices with your class selections.</p>
<p>My mistake… I forgot that Dartmouth is on the quarter system</p>
<p>Wait, he got a B- ?!?!</p>
<p>…still not seeing the big deal.</p>
<p>^^ Although I do understand that it’s probably alot for the quarter system</p>
<p>CaseSpartan10, are you at Case? How do you like it so far?</p>