NYU-Poly Pre-Med

Jimbo113453
Sun, 08 Apr 2012 01:55:54 +0000

It is not strange at all to pursue premed at Poly. Despite being mainly an engineering school, Poly has been known for its strong biology/chemistry programs. There is a lot of research going on at Poly now for chemical and biological sciences (CBS) and students majoring in biomolecular science (BMS) have several opportunities to partake in these. There are a lot of BMS majors, and it’s also the major with the most girls. Haha. :p

Poly is tough; there’s no hiding that. Several kids drop out because they can’t keep up with the core classes. But it’s not impossible either and in fact, many people do very well here. I think it’s just about finding the right balance.

Everyone at Poly is very friendly and never have I felt that I was not welcome or that I was looked down upon. There are many support services for students who need help with classes and the school does a great job of informing you of these. The environment is supportive and students are very collaborative. Many upperclassmen will be glad to tell you about professors, classes, past exams, etc.

As for getting involved in NYU: it’s not hard at all, since Poly students have access to all NYU events and clubs, and vice versa. In fact, some of NYU’s events are held at the Poly campus, especially ones related to entrepreneurship and innovation. Our Career Fairs are run in such a way to complement one another and students from Washington Square and MetroTech are allowed and encouraged to attend career fairs at both campuses. We can take classes at the various schools of NYU and some NYU students take classes here and participate in our summer research program. The English curriculum at Poly is now under the NYU Expository Writing Program, so Poly students will take the same English curriculum as their counterparts in CAS, Stern, Tisch, and Steinhardt. Minors at NYU are now available to Poly students as well. So if you want to get involved, there are a myriad of ways of doing so.