<p>does anyone know anything about the quality of the premed advising at columbia? what about grade inflation / deflation? i know bdm emphasizes these points when choosing a school to attend. finally, how would transferring from one school to another look when applying to medical school? would i have to explain this during an interview or is it inconsequential information? thanks!</p>
<p>is it preferable to attend a grade inflated or deflated school? not that it will concern me haha but im curious</p>
<p>well the consensus seemed to be that you should go to the school where you can do best.</p>
<p>any ideas on columbia though...anyone?</p>
<p>post this in the columbia sub section of CC, people there would know more i would think</p>
<p>1.) Grade inflation needs to be considered IN THE CONTEXT of what kind of grades an average successful premed needs. For example, Penn is the most deflated of the Ivies<em>, but since their mean is around a 3.35</em> anyway, that's inconsequential.</p>
<p>2.) Obviously you would be asked about your transfer.</p>
<p>*Source: Calculations based off of LSAC Data
*Source: My memory based on what PSAS has said</p>
<p>BDM and all,</p>
<p>If I do not like the environment at my College and I decide to transfer after completing my freshman year, do I HAVE to inform my current college that I am looking to transfer?</p>
<p>Must I provide my most current recommendation letters from freshman year teachers? Or can I provide reco letters from my High School Senior year?</p>
<p>What if I inform my College and then I do not get accepted in the College I want to transfer to, and I am forced to stay? This would be way too disconcerting.</p>
<p>Is there any way to avoid this uncomfortable situation? Please advice. Thx!</p>
<p>These questions belong in the transfer student forums. We don't have the answers here.</p>
<p>I might as well answer since I've just gone through the process and am viewing this thread. McGoobe, a lot of those questions can be answered by simply looking at a school's transfer application. For example, just the simple fact that you need to have a dean's report and recommendations from college professors answers your first two questions. The third means nothing, and the fourth is unavoidable assuming you apply to top schools but not at all disconcerting in my opinion.</p>
<p>P.S. Please do your research before asking. A lot of information on an online forum can be unreliable and it is really not that hard to find answers to the aforementioned questions. It seems you haven't looked at transfer applications at all before posing those questions.</p>
<p>hey goyoungha, you got into columbia too, right? if so, congrats! are you planning to go? i'm pretty sure i'm going.</p>
<p>Thank you :D Congratulations on your acceptance as well. If it helps, I've sent an e-mail to Columbia asking where I could find the numbers for the average successful pre-med at SEAS (GPA and MCATs), and I am still waiting for a response. I am about 90% inclined to go, since my current institution is NYU and I would be receiving far more money from Columbia. Hopefully I'll see you on campus next semester xP.</p>