Questions about choosing college for a potential pre-med

WayOutWestMom
Mon, 09 Jun 2014 02:18:41 +0000

Have you read the stickied threads?

Premed Resources Thread - Start Here First - Pre-Med Topics - College Confidential Forums;

There are many kinds of research. Not all pre med research involved bench science (wet lab). Or even biology research. (For example, my older D–currently a MS4-- worked in medium energy particle physics. Her MS1-2 roomie researched climate change in Alaska’s peat bogs. ) There’s also clinical research. And public health research. Additionally, there are summer programs for students who many not have science opportunities on their home campus. There are dozens of different programs, like those run by the National Science Foundation, the NIH, the Howard Hughes Medical Foundation, and companies like Amgen. (D2’s high school lab partner majored in physics at a SLAC and spent his summers doing research thru REUs and now is in grad school at top 25 program.)

Also consider that research isn’t strictly necessarily for med school admission–unless your D is aiming for MD/PhD programs or research intensive medical schools. About 15% of all med school matriculants have never done research.

tl;dr If your D wants to attend a LAC, there’s no real reason not to.