Pre-med survival -SAT link.. anyone?

Nightingale
Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:00:08 +0000

My nephew, a senior, has a 550 math 580 verbal (taken twice) and a 3.1, (4.0 scale) with 1 AP and two honors courses. He wants to pursue pre-med. I wonder about his chance of success. My B wants to tell him to find another (easier) major. He would attend the State U. Would anyone care to speculate as to what SAT score (math/verbal) is linked to success in a “pre-med” program? I mean obviously a 1480 has a better chance of survival than a 1130… but there are exceptions…right? Should my B as a parent “kill the dream” ? If it were your S or D what kind of SAT and or stats would you look for before advocating his/her trip down this very difficult pre-med road?