Which northeastern US undergrad univ. have best pre-med programs?

sakky
Tue, 16 Aug 2005 04:15:00 +0000

Well, let’s keep in mind that you can always join a BS/MD program and then just drop out of the program if you don’t like it, and become a regular student at that school. So let’s say you get into the Tufts BS/MD program and you find out you don’t want to be a doctor. So you just drop out of the program and become a regular Tufts student. Sure, Tufts isn’t Harvard, but it’s not bad. The point is, I don’t know that you necessarily lose flexibility by choosing one of these programs.

I do agree that these programs are tough to get into. But hey, what’s the harm in applying? The worst thing that will happen is you lose the application fee, and you don’t get in. So what? When we’re talking about guaranteed admission to med-school, I think risking the app fee is worth it. That is, unless you are sure that you have absolutely zero chance of getting in, and your app will get laughingly tossed into the trash. But if you have a reasonable chance, I say go for it.