Worried about Pre-Med at MIT :(

molliebatmit
Sat, 05 Feb 2011 19:58:18 +0000

Well, the 94% is for those who apply straight from undergrad. Those who apply after graduating or after graduate school at MIT have a lower acceptance rate, presumably because, for some percentage of them, there were weaknesses in their applications that caused them not to apply straight from undergrad in the first place.

MIT isn’t an easy place to be a premed in terms of the workload, but does have a few advantages over most top premed programs, as I see it. The school ethos is collaborative and cooperative, and working hard is prized and seen as a worthwhile endeavor. There also aren’t many obnoxious “typical” premeds who only care about memorization and grades. But you do have to be aware that it’s not an easy row to hoe.