<p>I heard that Brandeis sends a lot of kids to Medical School. Is that true? Also, how is the atmosphere of the school? I know it is close to Boston, but I want to know how accessible it is from the city without a car… There isn’t a whole lot of information on the school in terms of student life. Is it a party school (prob not) or a really academic school (what I am looking for).</p>
<p>I don’t know what your definition of “a lot” is, but here’s a relevant link: [Brandeis</a> Admissions | After Brandeis | Graduate School](<a href=“Life After Brandeis | Why Brandeis | Undergraduate Admissions | Brandeis University”>Life After Brandeis | Why Brandeis | Undergraduate Admissions | Brandeis University)</p>
<p>You can get into the city through a free shuttle service Thursdays-Sundays. On other days, you can take the commuter rail or any bus into the city and make a connection to the T. And long story short, Brandeis is not a big party school by any means; people here are more focused on their academics, although you do see the occasional party.</p>
<p>Brandeis has a very good record for med school acceptance rate, as they tend to weed out students without much chance of attending med school as the program goes forward.</p>
<p>There’s a number of ways to get into Boston, including a shuttle bus from the campus, commuter rail (from a station at the edge of the campus), and the regional bus system.</p>
<p>It’s not known as a party school. It has an excellent academic program in the life sciences.</p>
<p>Are pre-med classes graded on a curve? I’ve heard that that makes it harder to get into med school.</p>
<p>The science courses that I know of that are graded on a curve include General Chemistry and Organic Chemistry. The curves just make the average grade of a test around a B-/C+ cutoff. So if the average is a 60, that’s a B-. Most likely, this won’t help you that much or make it more difficult to get into med school.</p>
<p>Check this out from the 4/9/12 “Brandeis Now Weekly”: </p>
<p>Brandeis students long have been interested in the field of medicine, from research to surgery. In fact, almost 38 percent of the incoming class are headed in that direction. Many graduates who are now working in medical fields attribute their success to basic science research done at Brandeis.</p>
<p>…Brandeis students have long been interested in the field of medicine, focusing on everything from research to surgery. Data over the five-year period from 2005 to 2010 shows students with a grade point average of 3.6 and an MCAT score of 30-plus had a 94 percent acceptance rate into allopathic (M.D.-granting) medical schools…</p>