Penn or UChicago?

Katharos
Tue, 04 Apr 2006 18:35:32 +0000

You sound more cut out for Penn. Chicago has the rigor you seem to want to avoid, as well as a strong core.

If you want to go into medicine: My mom graduated from the U. of C. with a bio degree and was rejected from med school. This was due to her low grades, as A’s are quite a feat to pull at Chicago. And, although there is some grade inflation now, they don’t dish out A’s like candy.

Another option is for you to take your bio and chem courses after graduating from the U. of C., getting A’s from another school. This usually takes one year, and there are these kind of programs for non-bio majors all over the country, perhaps the best known being Columbia. But any school works.

My two cents. I am not at all trying to bash the U. of C. In fact, I will be attending there in the fall. I just wanted to state the facts and warn you what you are in for.