Hi All,
I was accepted RD to MCS for chemistry. I want to pursue a premed track, but I am concerned that I will get a low GPA because of the competitive nature at CMU. Does anyone have any insight into the rigor of premed classes and how many students get into top-ranked medical schools (I know that not a lot of students apply to med school from CMU in general)? Also, how is the premed advising? In other words, would it be feasible for me to go to CMU over my state school (UMD) if I want to be premed? Any input would be appreciated. Thanks!
My son also accepted to MCS and wants to pursue premed. we researched about the program they have and they have health profession program that gives prepare them for med school application process. they have pretty goodpast acceptancve rates to med schools like harvard,yale,Upitt and other universities.I am pretty surte that coursework will be hard, but note that that is not the only thing med schools look for, MCAT, research experiences which CMU has more to give, volenteering and all med school interview commetees know about the rigor of the courses CMU. so, I would suggest not to decide only on GPA issue.
also, you can see where MCS graduates go from following link
https://www.cmu.edu/career/about-us/salaries_and_destinations/2016.html
Please, don’t go here for pre-med. You are right to think GPA is an issue- it is. But what people might not recognize is that struggling to get good grades impacts everything else as well. I was so busy trying to do well in my subjects that I couldn’t study for the MCAT during the school year, which is what people in other schools do. I had to spend my entire summer on that. Med schools look for extracurriculars, clinical experience, shadowing, and other things that you will simply not have time for if you’re trying to earn good grades at CMU. While CMU has a high med school placement, the kids here end up working a lot harder than they would at, say, a state school. Also, there’s the fact that if you’re planning to spend a ton of money on med school, why go to a private school for undergrad? I didn’t know I was doing pre-med from the start, but if I had, I may not have gone here. I wouldn’t know how the pre-health advising compares to other places, since CMU is the only place I’ve been, but I can tell you that we don’t have a well-established program. The school devotes resources mostly towards graduate programs and research even within MCS. Overall, I would say it’s a huge mistake to go to CMU for pre-med.