Transfer Out of Med Program?

jjay1
Mon, 29 Dec 2008 01:59:18 +0000

You shouldn’t be concerned about the difficulty of upcoming pre-medical classes. If you can’t perform well in them, no matter where you are, then you should not be a doctor. I’m transferring for many of the reasons you are considering (I’m not being challenged at my current school), but I’m not afraid of not doing well at my new college. If I’m cut out for the work, I’ll perform; if not, I’ll change courses.

Also, I was concerned about notifying my advisor about my ambitions to transfer. To avoid the situation, I just asked a different advisor to handle the process for me. I would assume you aren’t obligated to notify the program director about your plans. If you don’t need to let them know, then don’t.