<p>I've heard a lot about grade deflation at BU and that they actively try to fail 50% of students out of Pre-med. I fear that I could actually work hard for an "A" and end up with grades too low to enable me to be a successful candidate for Med School. Does Northeastern have a good Pre-med advising program? How are the Organic Chem classes and how possible is it to do well in them? Anyone out htere have infoo about BU and grade deflation?</p>
<p>Definitely check out <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/9848-general-premed-advice.html%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/9848-general-premed-advice.html</a>, about picking schools when you want to be pre-med.</p>
<p>I've heard about grade deflation at BU, I'm sure it happens but I really don't know first hand. I have a friend (bio major) who transferred from BU to northeastern, and she got great grades at BU while she was there, but she's also a very hard worker. She also seems to think the workload here is about equal to what she had at BU.</p>
<p>I don't think there's too much of a difference in being pre-med at BU vs. here. Getting into medical school is all about what you've done as an individual, and less so about what school you went to. Science will be hard at both schools. Organic will suck no matter what, there are some good orgo profs and some bad ones, but people can definitely pull off As. Advising here is decent, but I've found friends and online resources to be more helpful. Overall I think the biggest advantage here is co-op... having 6 months of science/medical experience on your application is a huge plus.</p>
<p>i'd go to bu</p>
<p>Northeastern actually does do some grade inflation. For chemistry majors, they make sure the majority do well in Organic Chemistry because they know how hard employers and med schools look at that class). As said before, the co-ops REALLY help with medical school. When they ask you about what you did in a class or a lab, you can also talk about how you were able to apply that knowledge in a professional or research environment. With job experience, you are more bankable. Also, the Faculty Chair for the Chemistry department worked at Harvard Med, so he is very good with pre-med advising other than just with the pre-med advisors. For instance, he really helps with recommendations for jobs that will look good to med schools.</p>
<p>On the other hand, the biology department at Northeastern is very tough (not that Chemistry is easy). I know several Biology pre-med kids who switched to Chemistry because their grades were too low in Biology.</p>
<p>I have a few friends in premed at BU and they all seem to enjoy it well enough, but I don't know much about it personally.</p>
<p>i'd probably advise you to go to BU, its a better program as far as i know. if you are serious about getting into medical school, then you're not going to let yourself do badly at BU, so dont even worry bout that</p>
<p>BU sucks, go NU!!!! Don't be a candycane be a husky!</p>
<p>sucks to BU
dafoitz you talk like northeasterns a tier 2 or tier 3 school</p>
<p>This post is from a long time ago however, Northeastern is an incredible school and their pre-med majors within their programs and divisions are extremely challenging. BU has a great pre-med program as well. Boston is fortunate to have world leading education institutions, research/lab facilities and hospitals to which is a great opportunity for any student aspiring to be in the medical field. Boston holds residence to world renowned hospitals such as MGH, Beth Israel, Childrens, Dana Farber, Mass Eye and Ear Infirmary, Joslin Diabetes etc. to which they work closely with Boston College, Northeastern, Boston University, MIT Tufts and Harvard, providing amazing CO-OP and intern opportunities. No school is a poor choice. Northeastern’s CO-OP program holds high prestige and is a great opportunity for any pre-med student. One must keep in mind that because Boston holds such a laudable reputation within the medical industry, it is extremely competitive and intense. As one stated above, it is how one applies him or herself and taking advantage of extra curricular activities and societies. Apply yourself and don’t become discouraged. If you don’t graduate with satisfactory grades required to apply for med school at least you graduated from an institution in the best part of the country and can explore the medical field in a different capacity.</p>