Williams for Pre-med？

bex56
Sat, 30 Dec 2006 11:09:22 +0000

Many schools have pre-med committees that review med school candidates and only write recommendations for those who pass a series of benchmarks. Williams is NOT that way. There is no pre-med committee, and if you really really want to apply noone is going to stop you. The pre-med advisor sits down with each potential applicant to talk about their chances, but I don’t think he would ever not let somebody apply who felt they were ready to apply. That said, he may have been quite bleak in talking about someone’s chances, which may have discouraged them from applying that year.

Applying to med school is a long, arduous process and Williams does as well as anywhere getting you ready for that. Also, the pre-med office will help alumni as much as current students, so many people do choose to take a some time to work or get another degree before med school.

Charley Stevenson (the pre-med advisor) is the right person to ask these questions if you want an official answer on stuff like this.