Recommend me a great pre-med school!

Phead128
Sat, 01 Nov 2008 22:50:32 +0000

Good usually means hard. Why would you go to a hard pre-med program, and ruin your chances of going to med school?

No…

First off, you want to go to a school that will test the outer boundaries of your limit. The whole notion of taking the easy route via a easy premed course load, attending an easier college with grade deflation, that lacks a competitive atmosphere, etc… because it sets you up for a great position to get into medical school… is just crap!

13,000 ppl applying for 120 spots. At most of the top medical schools, 50% of the entering class has been working for at least one or two years before applying to med school…

Those other 50% come from the best of the best schools, that have pretty much done it all in some of the most challenging of atmospheres. Top notch GPA from a reputable school that doesn’t have grade inflation will simply get you past the cutoff mark for the interview.

You still have to shine in everywhere else.

I’m sure you don’t think med school will take a 4.0 just because its a 4.0…

Johns Hopkins is a great place for premeds. Named 2008 hottest school for premeds, great research opportunities available down at the medical campus. As an undergrad, the opportunity to collaborate and perform research for physicians and doctors whose work are in the process of giving them a nobel prize in medicine. Now that is amazing.