<p>My ultimate goal is to get into a med school (prestige is great, but I want to become a doctor).
My questions are:
1) How many of Pre-meds at UMich get into a Med school?
2) Grades - Compared to other schoools similar in caliber, grades are harder or easier to come by?
3) Too big? Do Pre-meds get sufficient advising for getting into med school?
4) Intership/research opportunities - Umich has a med school, so my guess is there will be some chances to do some research or intership there. Is that correct?
5) What do most pre-meds at U Mich major in?
6) How is the general pre-med education at U mich? Are its pre-meds well-prepared for med school?</p>
<p>I would like to hear comments from actual U of michigan pre-meds if possible.
Thanks</p>
<p>I'm a premed student here myself, so I can answer to these:
1) I believe about 300 kids each year get into med school from UM. We have the third most matriculants each year, behind only UCLA and Berkeley. Our med school acceptance rate is higher than the national average, I think around 60%.
2) I can't really answer this one. However, all science classes are curved to a B-, which makes it very competitive when you're in a class with a lot of premeds all trying to get an A.
3) There is plenty of advising/help. You just need to seek it out. The advisors won't come to you.
4) The research opportunities are limitless here. You can really get involved as a freshman if you know what you're doing. I worked in a lab freshman year, got paid, and worked on original research.
5) I believe the most common one is Cellular Molecular Biology (CMB). There are a lot of general biology majors and biochem majors as well. Keep in mind you can major in anything (polysci, econ, business, kinesiology, engineering). There are only a few courses you need to take to get into med school (orgo, biochem, pchem, genchem, biology, and a few others depending on the school).
6) I beleive that UM students are very prepared for medschool. The courses are challenging and a lot of independent study is required. </p>
<p>I personally would not recommend UM though for premeds. The grades are simply too hard to get. I feel like going to an easier state school and getting a higher GPA might be better. Just my two cents.</p>
<p>gotta agree with Maguo. It's not particularly difficult to get a B in science classes, but A's are hard to come by and you really have to be willing to put in a ****load of work. It sucks, but hopefully there's some grade forgiveness when it comes to admissions.</p>
<p>if you're really really sure you want to go to med school, it isn't that hard. you just take one science premed requirement per semester (there's like a total of 7), pick a relatively easy major (Psychology, Sociology, I don't want to start this argument), and fill the rest of your schedule with easy classes so you can maximize your GPA. Outside of school, you'll still need strong extracurriculars, research, a lot of patient interaction, and volunteer experience.</p>