Northeastern U vs BU for Pre-Med

Emily2007
Sun, 01 Feb 2009 20:51:43 +0000

Definitely check out http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/9848-general-premed-advice.html, about picking schools when you want to be pre-med.

I’ve heard about grade deflation at BU, I’m sure it happens but I really don’t know first hand. I have a friend (bio major) who transferred from BU to northeastern, and she got great grades at BU while she was there, but she’s also a very hard worker. She also seems to think the workload here is about equal to what she had at BU.

I don’t think there’s too much of a difference in being pre-med at BU vs. here. Getting into medical school is all about what you’ve done as an individual, and less so about what school you went to. Science will be hard at both schools. Organic will suck no matter what, there are some good orgo profs and some bad ones, but people can definitely pull off As. Advising here is decent, but I’ve found friends and online resources to be more helpful. Overall I think the biggest advantage here is co-op… having 6 months of science/medical experience on your application is a huge plus.