Princeton vs Yale

PtonAlumnus
Thu, 01 Sep 2011 11:59:51 +0000

It is interesting that cmburns chooses to make up information and present the information as fact.

“400 students is, I think, a pretty good estimate.” FightTheTide presented a logical analysis showing that 400 is a very poor estimate. http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/13151353-post45.html When your arguments have no basis ignore the facts.

“A lot of students take classes like organic chemistry II at a local school over the summer, or as a post-bac.” I did not know one premed student that took courses like orgo at another university. The Princeton Health Professions Advising recommends that ”It is always best to take your pre-med requirements at your home institution. Medical schools prefer that you do, and some of them voice this preference quite strongly. We do not recommend that you do your pre-medical requirements over the summer. Medical schools prefer that the pre-med requirements, including Physics, be fulfilled on one’s home campus during the regular school year, in conjunction with a full courseload. ” Students choose to attend Princeton to get a good education; yet you argue that premeds prefer to prepare for the orgo section of MCAT by passing up the opportunity to take the highly regarded orgo course at Princeton? From HPA “Our Organic Chemistry courses have always provided students with an excellent background for doing exceptionally well on the Biological Sciences portion of the MCAT, where you are tested on your knowledge of Orgo.” Is it your argument is that Princeton students ignore the advice on the best way to prepare for medical school ?

I would not speculate whether students at other universities take science courses during summer school other universities. Cmburns, if you have any factual basis for your statement please present the basis and a link to your source.

“More likely, students drop out of the pre-med track either as freshmen or sophomores when their GPAs are wrecked by Princeton science courses.” Grade deflation has had minimal effect on the grading of science courses. The grades in science courses have changed very little in decades.

So your argument is that perhaps since you were born Princeton premeds have been so discouraged in their science grades that they drop out of premed? So why do so many sons and daughters of physicians apply to Princeton? By your logic Princeton must have a terrible reputation!