<p>I was admitted to the Medicine and Society track and had a couple of questions as I decide whether to pursue it or not. Has anybody been in it or know anything specific about it as they have not sent me much of any information about it? Does anybody know anything about how hard the grading is in the class freshman year? Also, how much will this actually help me when applying to medical school as it takes up alot of time in my schedule? Also any other thoughts you might have would be great.</p>
<p>I’m “just a mom”, but I didn’t realize there was such a track. My son, a rising sophomore, has been taking pre-med courses and his freshman seminar was something in the sciences, but they didn’t call it a track. Is there a link? Is this new?</p>
<p>limabeans, I’m pretty sure it’s not new. Your son probably chose to take that freshman seminar in the sciences instead of Medicine and Society, or just didn’t get in since they only take 20 people.</p>
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<p>Thanks rainbow. My son was in the MBB freshman seminar and wants to minor in Public Health. So his program is somewhat similar, but more about public health issues than anthropology. Still not sure about the difference; maybe it’s that he’s not in a particular program and that he’s in that program for four years.</p>
<p>No problem 
Sorry I can’t be of more help; I’m just an incoming freshman. I personally didn’t apply to any programs that would last more than a year (well my first choice is T&T which is more than a year if I continue with it, but technically only the first two classes are mandatory in the program). I didn’t want to decide too many of my classes so early on.</p>
<p>It’s not really a track per say; Medicine in Society consists of two freshman classes, an internship at a health care related setting (sophomore or junior year), a 1 credit health care seminar course, and the requirement to major or minor in anthropology/public health. That’s it. MedSoc is a pretty fun and chill class to be honest. Your professors are great, the topics are interesting, and the grading is VERY VERY HARSH. (No I’m just kidding, the class average is an A. You are considered bad if you get an A-. (not kidding here)) First semester is like a lecture style course, while the 2nd semester is more of a seminar type with readings and discussions. You’ll enjoy both of them though. This will not take up a lot of your schedule, trust me. The classes have pretty minimum workload (maybe except for the readings 2nd semester) compared to all the premed courses you will be taking. Anyways, if you have more questions, feel free to PM me. I am a rising sophomore btw, having taken the course last year.</p>