<p>Truly, how hard is it to make an A in the classes at Emory? And how long do you tend to study a day/week/etc?</p>
<p>Are there some classes where you can study 3 hrs a day and still can only edge out a C, or do many students get by with studying maybe 2-3 hrs a day for all 4 classes and still manage to get mainly As with maybe few Bs?</p>
<p>And finally, what is a typical day like an an Emory student? Is it wake up at 9 and spend until 5-6pm straight classes/studying, etc?</p>
<p>The reason I'm asking is not so much wanting to be lazy, but quite a few of us have our eyes set on applying to Ivy League-level graduate schools and are hoping on getting 3.8+ GPAs. Does anybody have any advice on Chem 141/171, Bio 141, Latin 101, Math 115, Biochem, Orgo, etc as far as how difficult they truly are? (I'm planning on NBB)</p>
<p>It's really up to what department your taking the course in. It also matters what your natural ability is in.</p>
<p>I don't spend 2 or 3 hours a day studying; maybe right before a test I will spend a cumulative 4 or 5 hours.</p>
<p>I have only gotten 2 B's (the rest A's...) and I am in my fourth semester here (Sophomore). </p>
<p>With that said, theres a whole bunch of kids who do much worse than I do.</p>
<p>Being a sophomore I have a little more choice in my schedule. I have classes Monday - Thursday.</p>
<p>I have two classes per day, expect one class on Wednesday. Mondays and Wednesdays I start at 11:30; Tuesday and Thursday I start at 10:00.</p>
<p>I have never had an 8:30 class and never plan on doing so. I will most likely not have classes before 10:00 or on Friday next semester.</p>
<p>Business classes by nature never start before 10:00 / are never on Friday.</p>
<p>For me, college classes are easier since the are more spread out. In high school, your juggling so many different things and the teachers want so much out of you constantly.</p>
<p>In college its more like 3 of 4 tests per class and your out. </p>
<p>A 3.8 is totally within reach. As far as all those science classes, they are definitely hard. Your schedule will be much more dense than mine is, especially with multiple lab reqs that your going to need. I have never taken a science course here thankfully. But alot of kids cry over them..</p>
<p>I really have no idea about any science courses to be honest. Hopefully someone else can chime in.</p>
<p>As far as the rest of the school, upper-level isn't always harder. I know most high school kids come in with this expectation of 1st year, 2nd year, 3rd, year, and 4th year courses that correlate to the course number (100's, 200's, etc.) but that isn't really the way it works.</p>
<p>Except for 101's which are usually just intro. courses. If you say those textbooks and aren't worried that you shouldn't be. The only thing I hear from those classes is the amount of reading and studying for the tests. Then couple that with another science course and two other college classes and you have a somewhat hard semester.</p>
<p>you don't apply for a major, just entrance into the College. Your major doesn't matter, as something around half of students start premed/prebusiness, but most don't stay that way.</p>
<p>That's correct; your just start off in the College and then you declare a major.</p>
<p>Business and Nursing students transfer in their junior year to their respective schools. They both require separate admissions which you apply for as a sophomore.</p>
<p>There's quite a few students who start Business and Pre-med who never actually make it.</p>
<p>I have fairly good stats if you are really curious (Scholar Finalist) :)</p>
<p>Part of why I asked how hard these classes actually are is because so many people do drop out of the pre-med track within a year or two. If chem and bio 141 are scaring them into quiting, then I'm good to go, because those classes would be easier for me than say a literature classes. But if they change majors just because they decide it is boring, then that's a whole other issue.</p>
<p>Yes, many students do drop out. I think the reason is the academic rigor, not a loss of interest in medicine.</p>
<p>If you find the material manageable, I think you will do great. There will always be students who fail, not matter how easy the subject material is.</p>
<p>I have never taken Latin, but Math 115 should be easy if you have taken Calculus before. I know theres alot of Calc in Physics. You can also view the course requirements for many classes and see what they are. Most are just a few tests while others have research papers, etc.</p>
<p>Also use the Class Comments forum in LearnLink under "Announcements." You can search for a specific course under the department thread.</p>
<p>Like dell said, I think Emory is pretty managable even if you are in the science areas. Classes are spread out and every other day. You have at least 10x more free time than you do in high school. Now, with that said, a lot of that time should be spent studying and participating in clubs and organizations. Not so many people drop out premed who actually know that is what they want, most people who drop out are people who thought it might be fun to be a doctor after watching scrubs for 6 years.</p>
<p>the science classes have lab components that take up as much time as a regular class, so pre-med is definitely more time consuming. </p>
<p>I would say that the first few pre-med classes are intentionally difficult to filter students out of the program. with that said, I don't know anyone who was serious about pre-med that needed to drop the major because they were going to fail their med classes.</p>