Wesleyan for Pre-Med?

gallentjill
Sun, 31 Mar 2019 01:43:56 +0000

@seagreensoul I think your analysis in this case is right. I almost always think the free school is better, but here, the 15k for Wesleyan seems like an excellent deal. It is a much better school than either of your other choices.

The only issue will be keeping your GPA up in a school where the competition is much more rigorous. Many elite universities are notorious for weeding pre-med students out of difficult classes like organic chemistry. For example, If the class is graded on a curve and only 20% can get an “A” you need to be able to be in that top percentile. I don’t know off hand whether Wesleyan falls into this category. But it can be a real shock for kids who are used to being the top of their class to suddenly be surrounded by a school full of kids as smart as they are. It helps to know this going in and be prepared.