Penn vs. Northwestern

Penn95
Mon, 06 Apr 2015 20:51:24 +0000

@motivatedjunior also one concern you might have that i didnt address is that there is a reputation that Penn pre-med is cutthroat. It is cutthroat because penn has no rampant grade inflation like some other ivies but it is definitely not cutthroat to the point that your fellow students will sabotage you or anything. And i dont think grade inflation wise penn and northwestern are that different. If you play it right, i.e pick a relatively easy major, spread your med school required classes across your undergraduate career wisely so that you are never overloaded and you can give 110%percent in each of them and also focus on getting a research position at HUP( which is that hard at all for committed pre med students at Penn)then you will be fine. I want to stress especially the research part. Being able to write that you did research with Penn Med and HUP and even getting a rcommendation from one of your supervisors ( who are most prob gonna be some of the very best in their field) will rly give you a huge edge in the med school application process.