Incoming students have any questions?

[David91613]

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Jerseygirl - my fraternity has a bunch of students looking to go to med school (many of whom got into the elite pre-med program), so I'll ask them what they think about getting into med school without being a bio major. I will add, as a Bio major you take Organic Chemistry 1 + 2, the 2 hardest classes offered at TCNJ. I've seen many a student crying at 4 am over that class, and I've seen one person ace it. I must say though, your chosen path to med school is a bit unconventional but I have no real knowledge of the topic.

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<p>Damn only one person aced it? Thats gotta really screw up peoples GPA. Glad I'm going as a psych major lol.</p>

[dobiesk8r]

<p>It's very possible to go to med school as something other than a bio major. You just need to take the pre-med core curriculum, although you are a more competitive candidate if you can do well in tougher bio courses. GPA is very important; depending on what field of study you want to go into (regular md program, osteopathy, optometry) you need a correspondingly higher gpa. </p>

<p>Good mcat scores and related EC's, (shadowing, research, etc) are a help.</p>

<p>And after med school you get to compete for the plum residencies. It's a tough haul, but it can be done, one bite at a time.</p>