RPI/AMC questions - Need help

criticalfreeze
Thu, 03 Feb 2011 15:35:08 +0000

Hey satacer,

First off don’t worry about admission into RPI. They send acceptances in march. Also you really need to strong-arm the financial aid offices ALL THE TIME once you’ve gotten into the med program.

Also Yes you need to pay the $100 fee for Union/Albany as well.

RPI doesn’t have “grade deflation” it’s just very hard to get an A (engineering school, people). As a second year in the med program, I have only seen organic chemistry lecture actually put grades on a curve with the rest of the class, but the rest of my classes don’t do that.

RPI/AMC’s difficulty is very much dependent on your own strengths. Right now you’re required to get a 3.5 Sciences GPA and a 3.5 overall GPA. The classes tend to be hard and require a bit of studying to do. Fortunately the humanities department isn’t as difficult some times, and the philosophy courses are actually quite fun.

At the same time most students have a pretty straightforward time getting grades above that requirement (studying vs grades is a linear curve in college). You don’t have a ridiculous course load, especially since AP credits will ease off a lot of requirements. Also the med school doesn’t require you to take MCATs.

Keep up the gpa, do research your junior year/summer before med school, and you’re good to go.