<p>So I am a prospective OSU student (deciding between Tulane and OSU) and I was just hoping that someone could help me better understand the pre-med environment at OSU. I have a pretty strong resumé (35 act, 4.0 unweighted gpa, all aps at my hs, eetc.), but I didnt get into the Biomedical Sciences program (all my fault, i had no experience with a college interview before… that one was pretty intense and i botched it terribly). I had knocked OSU off my list for this reason, but because of $$, it may be my only/best option again. I am just trying to better understand how OSU will prepare me for my ultimate goal of getting into a top-tier med school. I understand that the research is very strong, but i have also that there is little to no grade inflation at OSU and that a lot more kids drop out of the pre-med program than at some comparable schools. Beyond this, OSU has a lesser percentage of its med school applicants successfully get into med school than Tulane by quite a large margin, so I guess I am also trying to understand why that is? How do medical school admissions feel about OSU students? And at a school of 40000+, how does OSU and guidance work with each individual student to achieve at the next level? Truth be told, Tulane is my first choice, but I am trying to figure out all the good things about OSU pre-med so I can justify going there. I am neuroscience honors pre-med if that means anything, by the way!!!</p>
<p>The disparity might be explained by the fact that Tulane is simply a more selective school. Its acceptance rate is half of OSU’s. And though I don’t have any information on this, I’m guessing that it doesn’t have an “open admissions” policy for transfer students, as OSU does. There are just a lot of students at OSU who can’t function on an advanced college level, which might explain why they don’t have as much success with med school. And you noted OSU’s size–yes, those huge classes and non-existent advising can really hinder a student who is borderline. However, if you are bright and actually willing to pay attention, there’s nothing to say that you can’t be successful at OSU and in pre-med admissions. I know a lot of people who have gone on to med school from OSU. (TBH, I thought that OSU had a lot of grade inflation, but perhaps it doesn’t apply to the pre-med classes.)</p>
<p>Tulane is super expensive. If you’re willing to dig in at OSU, you will save yourself a lot of money.</p>
<p>Haha simular situation as you except it’s OSU v. Northwestern here ._.</p>