Hi everyone! I was recently admitted into the Northeastern Honors program and Emory University for the class of 2021! At Northeastern I would major in Health Sciences and possibly Neuroscience and at Emory I would major in Anthropology and Human Biology. At both schools I would also like to have a minor and Arabic. I would really like to go to medical school after college or go to grad school for Public Health (specifically epidemiology or health policy) because I would really like to work in eradicating disease and implementing health policies for poor nations under threat. I know Emory is great for pre-med students and the CDC is right there where I would love to get an internship at; however, I am more attracted by the city life ag Northeastern and the university’s focus on experiential learning through co-ops! I am looking for opinions on whether it would be more beneficial for me in the future working in epidemiology/health policy/medica field to go to Northeastern or Emory. Thanks!
I believe Emory is extremely competitive for premed - please search premed on the Emory section for more info. There were some ‘I regret going to Emory as a premed’ threads there… Lots of weeding - lots of top students in the program.
Since you’re interested in pre-med, think about the costs. Med school will generally involve incurring a lot of debt, so it is generally strongly recommended to pick a very affordable option for undergrad to make med school remotely affordable. (Piling debt on debt can be debilitating.) What are the costs for each school?
Also, Boston is a great place for getting clinical experience and preparation for med school. We have many of the top hospitals in the country here (including the Longwood medical area a mile from campus), with many opportunities for volunteering. I’ve also had friends co-op at the hospitals or research in labs that are part of Harvard med school. If you wanted to co-op/intern at someplace like the CDC, that’s also a possibility. It’s not as convenient as if you were at Emory, but many students do co-ops outside of the Boston area, or even internationally.