<p>At which would it be easier to get a higher gpa (and science gpa) for med shcool placement?</p>
<p>It doesn’t matter. Medical schools know which one’s easier.</p>
<p>One would think that G-Town is more than a mite easier. Still, the difficulty is minimally different, given the quality of both schools. Tufts is a better option, given its strength in the sciences. If you can’t get the GPA at one, you’ll not necessarily get it at the other. Plus, you never know what you’ll miss by choosing schools by ease as opposed to fit!</p>
<p>You have a several threads debating which of these schools to attend. My impression is that you prefer Tufts. Why the lingering indecision? Is someone giving you a hard time about wanting Tufts?</p>
<p>^I dunno, after reading threads like these on the tufts forum</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/tufts-university/248770-tufts-45-feeder-school.html?highlight=georgetown[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/tufts-university/248770-tufts-45-feeder-school.html?highlight=georgetown</a></p>
<p>I don’t think choosing a school where you can get a higher gpa is necessarily a smart strategy. First of all, there are a lot of factors that can affect your gpa and medical school admissions. Let’s say you pick Georgetown because it is “easier” to rack up a high gpa here. What if you end up hating Georgetown because you just don’t fit in? What if you end up taking classes that, unbeknown to you, were extremely hard (be it because it was taught by a visiting prof or you took it the first year it was offered or whatever)? Suddenly, your gpa is a lot lower than you expected it to be and you may have sabotaged your own medical school application.
Aside from that, although gpa is extremely important for med school admissions, it is not the only component. There are essays, interviews, a little test known as the MCAT…I’m going to assume that if it is “easier” to obtain a gpa at school A than at school B, then school B must hold their students to a higher standard (I am also assuming the schools are assuming their students are capable of performing at these standards. I mean, no school wants an insanely high drop out rate, right?). Medical schools (no matter if it’s Johns Hopkins or a state school or some unknown med school) hold their students to EXTREMELY high standards (and thank goodness for that. People’s lives are at stake here). By going to a school that holds students to a lower standard, you may not be getting as well prepared for med school. Not that it’s impossible, it just becomes harder. You might feel overwhelmed and end up dropping out of med school, and that’s assuming you get into one. Med schools know how rigorous a school’s workload is. Just as you know it’s easier to get good grades, they know as well so your strategy wouldn’t really be fooling anyone. On top of that, the school with the harder workload may not prepare (or maybe assist is a better word) you with the other aspects of a med school application. Like I said before, I’m not saying it’s impossible, it just adds more work for you to do.</p>
<p>And here’s another point people don’t seem to realize: *the transition from high school to college can be very difficult regardless of where you go *. Don’t expect to go to school A and be able to maintain a 4.0 just because school A has a reputation of being easy. In college, you are being bombarded with new things and some of this may distract you from your studies. There’s nothing wrong with that, just be aware that it can happen. </p>
<p>There’s a reason all pre-meds don’t just go to their state school.</p>
<p>It seems like wherever you decide to go you are going to have buyer’s remorse. It’s time to pick the school you really like and channel all that positive energy into making it a successful experience.</p>