<p>I agree Atlanta is much better than St. Louis and is a driving factor. Trying to also base the decision on the college both for academics and fun. My son wants to major in Business for sure and possibly another major/minor in Chemistry. My son is not a party animal, but wants to make sure there is some fun on campus. Also on another note, when can you have a car on campus.</p>
<p>You can have a car on campus Sophomore year.
As a Freshman, you can probably find a way around the rules if you really wanted to, but Freshmen aren’t allowed to have one on campus.</p>
<p>I can’t compare with the other school, but Business + Chemistry is pretty damn hard here. Make sure if he has a lot of AP credit so you’re not stuck doing unnecessary graduation requirement courses. I’ve heard of people doing that, but, in general, you’re son won’t have much time to eat and sleep if he does it here (and I’d imagine anywhere else). If he does succeed, though, I feel lots of doors will open for him, especially upper tier medical schools.</p>
<p>I’m sure the same is true for Washington University in St. Louis, but you’ll get better advice about that school on their forums.</p>
<p>premed4- Generally, what I’ve been told, is that individual departments won’t be that big of a deal until you make the grad school to job transition. For undergraduates, the institution’s recognition is more important than anything else (of course, I guess something like Econ from Chicago or a business from Wharton are different, but, for the most part, I wouldn’t worry about it). I guess what I’m trying to say is that a math/cs degree from Emory can get you places (in my opinion)</p>
<p>Hopefully I answered everyone’s questions. If I missed anyone’s let me know.</p>
<p>General advice, ask Bernie (a user of this forum) questions as well. I tend to agree with him 99% of the time, and he knows more than I do about Emory and it’s programs.</p>
<p>hi
I am a concerned parent and I am not sure whether this forum is the right one. my daughter justed started her freshman year at emory university and she is a premed taking chem 141 and other science subjects. she just got back her first chemistry test with a 65. she is freaking out and she does not know what to do and I am not sure what to do either. the class average was a 79. she thinks that she should not be in pre med. I have told her that one test can not change so much but I too am worried. if any of you has any suggestion, please let me know.</p>
<p>thanks.</p>
<p>Hello.
This is definitely the right forum.
I know what she’s going through. I recently decided against being premed. Always been on the fence, and I decided that a physician’s lifestyle would stress me out more than I can handle (can’t even handle premed courses lol).
First of all, Chem 141 is flat out hard (90% of my friend group took it.). But, of course, there are ways to succeed. ChemMentors (used to be called SI) is a must. Mulford designs those sessions, and if you’re comfortable with them, you’ll have an easier time on the tests. Also, your daughters should be keeping up with the reading and reviewing her notes every night. Chemistry is designed to “weed out” people (even though the department would never admit that), so it’s essential to take advantage of every opportunity. I would also suggest an EPASS tutor to help clarify subjects (the class, like all sciences at Emory, is pretty fast paced). A 65 isn’t as good of a start as she was hoping, but there’s still several months to raise grades. Her decision on medical school and the next 50 years of her life shouldn’t be based on her first 3 weeks at Emory.
My suggestion would be to attend ChemMentors, get an EPASS tutor, and review her notes every night. Then, see where she stands at the end of October-ish. If she’s looking at a D or (maybe even) a C, then Freshmen are allowed to withdraw from a course without penalty as long as they do it before the end of the 10th-ish (look up exact) week of the semester. But, before she decides to drop medical school ambitions, ask her to keep in mind that chemistry in college is just difficult.</p>
<p>Also, you said she’s taking Chemistry 141 AND other science subjects? At the same time? That might not be too good of an idea. Pretty much all the advisers advise against this unless you have a very thorough background in the courses. And I agree (I tried to balance Chemistry 141, Multivariable Calculus, and Calc-Based Physics this year. I ended up withdrawing from Chem 141 because I couldn’t handle the course load and it wasn’t required for my new major.)</p>
<p>I hope that helps. Let me know if you have any other questions.</p>
<p>thank you.</p>
<p>I agree with you. will talk to my daughter about chem mentor and other things you have mentioned. just to clarify, she has taken basic calculus along with chem 141 not other science subjects like I mentioned. she has taken Economics and Philosophy. Her load does not seem to be bad for a freshman. I have one question for you. Is it ok to withdraw and what do you think about having that in your report card for med school admissions?.</p>
<p>Basic Calculus, Econ and Philosophy is fine. My courseload Freshman year was Bio 141, Econ, Calc, and a Seminar. So pretty similar.</p>
<p>Withdrawing a couple times is fine. Medical schools will understand the pressures of the high school to college transition. That’s what I was told at least… Of course your transcript shouldn’t be littered with Withdrawals however. Um, for Freshman, your transcript wont even say that you withdrew (the course will simply not appear on it) if you do it at a certain time. I encourage her to take advantage of that if she does indeed decide to withdraw (but she’ll have to take the class again at some point of course if she wants to be premed).</p>
<p>thank you for your comment. my daughter is planning to keep it going for some more time like you mentioned in the previous post and see if she can increase the grade if not she will withdraw it. her advisor told her that a “W” will appear on the transcript. so, I am not very sure what he means by that.</p>
<p>[Withdrawals</a> | Academic Policies & Regulations | Emory College | Atlanta, GA](<a href=“Welcome to Emory College.”>Welcome to Emory College.)</p>
<p>explains that.
A W is not a big deal at all. Dont worry about it.</p>
<p>No problem. And I wish her luck.</p>
<p>thanks. really appreciate it.</p>