Premed at UW-Mad

anon94785555
Sat, 07 Oct 2006 21:15:38 +0000

1-expect large intro classes. you can view the timetable online on Oct 27, before students register you can add up the available spots…
2 check out the Honors program for tougher classes and more prof contact early on. By the time you are a senior you should have had opportunities to be known to profs for recs, especially doing research in a science. Getting to know profs requires you making the effort, going to office hours (not e-mail).
3 social life-what you make of it. large enough to accomodate all types. Currently football, hockey and basketball do well-don’t count on getting tickets. There are so many things to do on campus you don’t have to like spectator sports. Even if the team doesn’t do well the band is worth it.

Remember, premed is an intention, not a major at UW. You can major in anything you want, just so you take the required courses to get into med school. Take the toughest courses you can, you want the best foundation you can get. Don’t forget to take fun courses you can’t get in medical school, save the med school courses such as terms and anatomy type courses for med school, they’ll make sure you get what you need there. Good luck, I was a chem major who became a physician eons ago.

Explore the UW website- the maps are interactive, showing what’s in a given building. Many hills.