Pre-med at Yale

kwijiborjt
Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:37:42 +0000

I’m a bio major, which means i take (almost) all of the pre-med classes. I find it pretty collaborative - in my physics class we all pass around the problem sets to check, and when i took orgo there were lots of study groups and things like that. The residential colleges generally ensure that you know a couple of other pre-meds in your year very well and live near them, so that group is a logical study group.

Honestly, i don’t think it’s that hard. The physics lab is tedious but not difficult, and calculus kind of sucks, but other than that i’ve found the pre-med curriculum fine, and probably about the same as it would be anywhere else. I had a fantastic orgo professor, which made that a wonderful experience.

I don’t find it too hard to get As in pre-med classes. The curve is usually around a B+… very often the top 20-35% will get an A. Honestly… there are a lot of pre-meds who aren’t particularly good at science. They just want to be doctors for some reason. If you’re legitimately a rather/very good science student and are interested in developing conceptual understanding of science (rather than just memorizing), you won’t find it hard to get a 3.8-3.9 science GPA (which is great for med school, and looks even better coming from Yale).