<p>Hi again, I just realized that you are a current medical student. So could you answer a few questions pertaining to that, if you’re not too busy with school work?<br>
Did you feel ND prepared you for Medical School
In all honestly, do you really think its important to go to a top school like ND to prepare for Medical School, or could you have gone to some other less expensive institution and been equally prepared? (I’m sure you’re very pro ND but looking at your peers in medical school, did they all have to come from schools like ND to succeed?)
What was your major in ND?</p>
<p>Anything else you can think of please feel free to add it on. My son is definitely going the science route and contemplates medicine, so its always interesting speaking to others to get there opinion.</p>
<p>I think ND is a great school but its costly, and we probably will not qualify for any financial aid, however, he recd a large scholarship to Tulane, which he likes a lot too, so thats the reason for some of my questions.</p>
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<li>I’m only in my first semester here, but so far I’ve been doing well in my classes (though finals are coming up and I feel utterly unprepared for those, lol). Medical school is definitely an adjustment, but I definitely feel like Notre Dame gave me the preparation I needed for it.</li>
<li>I think that it’s definitely possible to be well-prepared at a less prestigious school. I have classmates here who went to schools I’ve never heard of who are very intelligent and who have been doing just as well as those who went to more highly ranked schools. I really think you get out what you put into your education. And, since you mentioned it specifically, I really don’t think you’d have to worry about your son getting a sub-par education at Tulane. However, I can tell you Notre Dame’s premed office is amazing and can really help you get into medical school when it comes time to apply.</li>
<li>I did a dual-degree in biochemistry and Chinese. If your son is thinking of going to medical school, I would definitely recommend majoring in a real science instead of going pre-professional. You can get into medical school with either, but I feel like biochem prepared me better than SCPP or ALPP would have and physics in medicine/chem/biochem/bio majors tend to do better than the pre-prof kids on the MCAT. It also gives you more options after graduation if you decide to not go into medicine. That being said, I’m obviously biased and SCPP/ALPP are great options for some people.</li>
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<p>As for further input, Notre Dame is definitely expensive, but my time there was amazing. I loved it there and now that I’ve graduated, I really miss it. And this seems to be true for the vast majority of ND grads. You put two of us in a room together and we’ll start talking about how great it was. And no one else there will understand. It’s not something you can really explain to other people without sounding crazy and/or totally cheesy. In fact, I originally wrote more in this post and then read it over and realized it sounded a bit over-the-top. I may just be feeling more than a little homesick for ND right now… Long story short, I love Notre Dame and would highly recommend it. But if your son decides on Tulane or another school, I’m sure he will still be able to do very well and have no problems going on to medical school if that’s what he decides on.</p>
<p>I hope that helps. Let me know if you have any other questions. I’d feel bad about hijacking this thread if the OP hadn’t said bad things about ND… :)</p>
<p>@100% Sounds like you are someone who hates ND bc you got denied. Just a guess, bc there is no other reason to come on the ND forums and bash us.</p>
I may just be feeling more than a little homesick for ND right now… Long story short, I love Notre Dame and would highly recommend it. But if your son decides on Tulane or another school, I’m sure he will still be able to do very well and have no problems going on to medical school if that’s what he decides on.</p>