<p>I saw in another thread that your D, I believe, is pre-med at FSU. Is she involved with the honors pre-med program? or do you know anything about it? As my D’s considering pharmacy and med … trying to get her to narrow it down. <g> Anyway, we’re learning more about FSU. She’ll be visiting at one of the preview dates with a couple of friends, and I know she’ll be looking at FSU for possible pre-med opportunity. Thanks!</g></p>
<p>zebes</p>
<p>My older daughter is not “pre-med” per se. She is a biochemistry major and as such meets the requirements for the FSU and other allopathic (MD type) medical schools.</p>
<p>She’s in FSU’s Honors program (<a href=“University Honors Program)%5B/url%5D”>University Honors Program)</a>, but not the FSU Medical Honors Program (<a href=“http://honors.fsu.edu/medical_legal.html[/url]”>http://honors.fsu.edu/medical_legal.html</a>) which is also offered through Honors. She was not sure she wanted to attend the FSU Med School when she was a freshman so did not apply for the med honors program. Now FSU Med is her first choice (oh well… ;))</p>
<p>In my opinion FSU is as good and probably better for undergraduate studies that can prepare a student for medical school as any school in Florida. One reason is the ability of FSU undergrads to learn to conduct meaningful research especially in chemistry and biochemistry. </p>
<p>My older daughter earned a fellowship in her area of biochemistry and was allowed to travel with that award to present her findings, which will be published. She was one of a handful of undergrads at the meeting and consequently received a lot of attention and offers for further research opportunities.</p>
<p>This fairly unique set of credentials has resulted in some very fine med schools opening up to her.</p>
<p>FSU also facilitates and records volunteer work done outside the university by students. Such outside involvement is important to being a well-rounded med candidate.</p>
<p>Parent2noles, </p>
<p>Thanks for the info! I appreciate it. We’re researching so many different areas right now and going back and forth between different programs at different schools. My D’s very strong in math and science … so we’re looking at everything from pharmacy and medicine to a variety of engineering options. I’ll feel so much better when she has a better handle on which way she thinks she wants to go. But … at least she’s talking, and thinking, and arguing, and banging her head against the kitchen table … LOL. I keep telling her, it could be worse … you could want to do all these things and not have the grades or ability to do them … consider yourself lucky you have SO MANY options. </p>
<p>Thanks again!
zebes</p>