<p>I was recently accepted into the Miami Honors Program, and I am now really considering attending Miami. My goal is Med. School, and I have heard that Zoology is the most popular major for Pre Med students. I also have a strong interest in Zoology after completing a thesis on a research study at the Columbus Zoo, so I believe that Zoology would be my most flexible/enjoyable choice for a major. The thing I am mainly wondering about Miami is the Professors and counselors. Are the Pre Med advisors really helpful, and do they take time to get to know the students? And are the teachers mainly the professors, or do a lot of Grad students teach the classes?
There are only a few worries I have about Miami which are holding back my decision, so any advice/help would be great, thanks!</p>
<p>You can see the pre-med advisor as much as you want. I thought he did a great job of keeping us informed at the beginning of freshmen year-- you get a packet of information from the Mallory Center. I'm a sophomore, and I've never, ever had a grad student teach outside of the lab. I don't know if the advisor gets to know students well-- he might during junior year-- but you can certainly get to know professors. During junior year, you will have more frequent meetings with an assigned pre-med advisor, although I don't really know how that works. I'm starting research in a Drosophila lab, and I taught workshops for chemistry last semester. Over the summer, there are numerous research/internship opportunities.</p>
<p>Edit: forgot to add that I'm majoring in German/Zoology, so feel free to ask any specific questions.</p>
<p>Thanks for the information! What are the classes required for the Zoology major like? I love Biology and Chemistry, and I also loved the Zoology course I took.</p>
<p>Most pre-meds in Zoology do the B.A. program, which gives you more flexibility in choosing classes.</p>
<p>Typical pre-med classes:
Freshman-- BMZ 115/116 (botany, microbiology, and zoology-- intro course; both have labs); CHM 141/142 +lab (gen chem)
Soph-- ZOO 202 (lab)/203 (developmental biology and cell biology; some take ecology or evolutionary biology); CHM 241/241 + lab (ochem-- my professor is absolutely wonderful!)
Junior-- ZOO 305 (lab)/342 (animal physiology, genetics); physics + lab</p>
<p>Most also take calc and stats somewhere in there.</p>
<p>If you do B.A. and take those classes, then you will need 10 hours of ZOO classes senior year to finish the major; related hours will be covered by gen chem, ochem, and physics. B.S. majors need a total of 36 hours of ZOO classes plus extra related hours. If you research, you can count up to 3 hours towards the major.</p>
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I believe you can get the statistics for acceptance rates to med school from admissions if you ask. I also believe, if memory serves me correct, that it is a quite high rate. Several roomates and sorority sisters were pre-med, biology and all got into their first choice med-schools. Of course that WAS back in the dark ages...</p>
<p>Yes, I looked at the statistics for acceptance rates, and they were really high. That is one of Miami's selling points for me. Right now, I believe they are my top college choice, but I still am waiting to hear back from two more of my colleges.</p>