Is premed program quality all about advising?

<p>I am aware that a lot of factors enter in the quality of undergrad school to a premed, but advising seems to be the most emphasized by BDM and Bigredmed.
Therefore, I wanted to ask if you could consult the premed advisor of another college while studying at you own university?
Thanks!</p>

<p>I guess my opinion is different from red and blue because I got all my advising and knowledge from SDN, because the pre-med adviser at my school sucks. But I guess if you don't use SDN, then having a good adviser would be good.</p>

<p>What is SDN?</p>

<p><a href="http://forums.studentdoctor.net/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://forums.studentdoctor.net/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Thanks!! very informative.</p>

<p>SDN is someplace a high schooler shouldn't venture. If you think CC is bad...</p>

<p>As for difference in premed programs, I don't think there is much difference between the top schools. This is why I roll my eyes when I see people on here try to split hairs between Harvard and Duke and Upenn.</p>

<p>I totally agree with norcalguy. If you ask some of the question that you guys ask here, then they will rip you a new one there.</p>

<p>Edit: ...but there are some nice posters over there and I highly recommend you go through the threads because they are very informative.</p>

<p>Well, if I could have the luck to go to Duke like BDM, I wouldn't be really concerned about the med program.
But I don't think that's the case.
Is the advising at schools like UT Austin or Texas A&M ... that bad compared to top private like Duke and Harvard?</p>

<p>SDN is a great resource for someone who's in their third year of college, or studying for the MCAT (which you should not be doing in HS anyway), or filling out the app or interviewing at med schools. </p>

<p>Not a great place for these questions:</p>

<p>"What do I need to do to get into Johns Hopkins Med?"</p>

<p>"How do I become a neurosurgeon?"</p>

<p>"Find me the med school acceptance rates for every undergrad in the country"</p>

<p>"Best major for med school?"</p>

<p>SDN is filled with students who've gone through the premed grind, who appreciate the achievement it is just to get into med school. BRM or BDM may just roll their eyes when they see HSers asking how to get into Harvard and Johns Hopkins (as if they're the only good med schools in the country) but the people on SDN won't hesitate to tell you how they really feel.</p>

<p>Honestly, advising is overrated. I've only talked to my undergrad's premed advisor a few times. While she is extremely knowledgeable about med school admissions (meaning she is an actual health careers advisor, not just a general advisor), she hasn't told me anything I don't already know from reading online. You don't need an advisor to tell you what med schools are looking for or what to major in or when to take the MCAT. Just read a few topics from this forum and you'll know everything you need to know.</p>