<p>I’m a prospective undergrad looking to apply to a college in a warm state…first that came to mind…beautiful Arizona. I’m visiting both Arizona State University and The University of Arizona in a few months.</p>
<p>I’m from the Northeast, a difficult high school. Here’s a little bit about myself:</p>
<p>GPA: 4.4
Decent extracurricular activities
Interested in entering the medical field, also majoring in Spanish
Mature
Sociable
Smart
Diligent</p>
<p>I’m wondering the difficulty level of the Honors Program, more specifically, the PreMed Program. I’m confident that I will be accepted very easily into either one of the schools in Arizona (I don’t mean to come across as cocky). I’m just wondering if they’re “right” for me.</p>
<p>I’m thinking- will I be bored out of my mind as I am a very fast-paced worker that can handle difficult work, or, will I fit in just right and feel as though the work is suited to my level of capability?</p>
<p>Please let me know what you all think, and what your personal experiences have been like.</p>
<p>Hello. I know a bit about ASU as my son is an entering Barrett Freshman this year. ASU does not have an “exact” premed major. There is a pre-health advising office that helps you plan for everything and that site has a list of possible majors. I do know that Barrett is filling up fast and you are at the end of the acceptance cycle. There may not be a spot left if you take too long no matter how good your stats are. The essay is also very important for acceptance to Barrett from what I understand. As far as being bored why don’t you pursue a challenging major such as biomedical engineering? That would keep you pretty busy and would be a good pre-med choice…</p>
<p>At ASU, you take on a major and add Pre-Med (which is just the track of pre-requisites needed to get into med school), so there is no definitive “program,” although there are lots of opportunities to do research or work at local hospitals once you get into upper division. Your challenge, like mominaz said, comes with the major you choose. You could be a English Pre-Med, or BioEngineering Pre-Med, whichever makes sense to you and how you prove to be a viable candidate for med school. Something to consider…U of A has a Med School while ASU does not.</p>
<p>I know quite a few pre-med students at ASU in Barrett. For getting into Barrett, the above are right, may be difficult, unless you are National Merit, in which case, nothing else matters, you get in automatically. For pre-med, I have a friend who is in Medicinal Biochemistry, and she seems to find it reasonably challenging. And I know pre-med people who have found plenty of opportunities, volunteering in health clinics and whatnot. And you need to take Ochem, and it is the rare person who does not find that challenging. They biggest problem my friend has encountered is having morons for lab partners, and having to essentially do the whole lab herself. I doubt that will vary between ASU and U of A. But it is luck of the draw (she’s had good lab partners too). It certainly makes it more challenging…</p>
<p>I’m a former ASU student now in medical school. You can do pre-med with anything. It’s just a few extra classes required by med schools and in order to take the MCAT. Most schools don’t even have pre-med majors, and the vast majority of medical students majored in something other than “pre-med”. </p>
<p>The solution for being bored is to do more. 15 credits not engaging enough? Try 21. Or get a 20/hr a week research job at the Biodesign Institute. The key is to not overwhelm yourself from the get go by trying to take 18 credits of all science, join 100 clubs, and work 4 part time jobs. Start of slow, retake your AP classes, etc, and taper upwards to your satisfaction.</p>