<p>is any1 pre-med at Michigan and could any1 speak to how hard it is or if another school is probably a better option</p>
<p>Pre-med is not a school nor is it a concentration/major. It’s a “track” that entails a specific set of courses, which have been set forth by the consensus of American medical schools as pre-requisites for admission into med school. </p>
<p>If you are asking whether pre-med is hard, the obvious answer is yes. You should definitely not be considering it because it is an “easy major,” and even if it was, (excuse me if I sound rude) someone who is looking for easy excuses will not achieve success in med school or after. You should be passionate about medicine if you want to take the pre-med track. Or at least you should be willing to work hard. </p>
<p>As your post is ambiguous, I can also assume that you are asking what college in U-M is best for a pre-med major? If you want to maintain a high GPA while fulfilling pre-med requirements, Ross is the way to go. But I should probably tell you that LSA is the traditional home of aspiring med students.</p>
<p>of course I know premed is not a major or a school and that any school would be tough but what from what I read med schools want to see the highest possible grades and if Michigan grades hard would another school be preferable. Also thats interesting you say ross I was considering it but I thought most pre med would go lsa can anyone else help me decide which one would be better and which school I would have a better chance to get into</p>
<p>If you’re looking for the “highest possible grades”, I don’t think Michigan is right school for you. On the other hand, if you’re looking for a phenomenal education that will prepare you well for medical school, Michigan is that school.</p>
<p>Thank you but what do you think is better lsa or ross ?</p>
<p>Like I said, med schools don’t care about what college you’re in as long as you fulfill their requirements. But to answer your question again, I recommend pre-meds stick to LSA. However, it has become apparent that you only care about your GPA, so I would advise you to go to Ross, and fulfill the minimum required pre-med courses in the LSA, so your GPA is unharmed. </p>
<p>I want to clarify that I have nothing against pre-meds being in Ross. I understand that some people are really passionate about learning business, and therefore, decide to take advantage of joint degree programs and the like. This, I respect. However, I am not very fond of those trying to maintain as high of a GPA as possible, as this defeats the purpose of an undergraduate education, especially for prospective medical school students.</p>
<p>dddsss- just know that the MCAT is going to distinguish the hard workers from the lazy ones.</p>
<p>That depends on if you want to study business or not. Asking all the wrong questions lol.</p>
<p>I dont understand why you think I am lazy obviously pre-med is hard anywhere obviously med school is hard I am trying to increase my best chance to get into med school that is why I would want to maintain a high gpa. not trying to take the easy way out. I am very interested in business which is what I would choose if not for medicine so im still undecided on which school I should apply are joint degrees doable?</p>
<p>Where I am from, considering Ross over LSA because you won’t have to work as hard to maintain a high GPA is called being lazy. However, it is not my place to judge, so I’m sorry if I sounded rude. I just hope you realize that hard work will always be compensated in the end, whether it be from a good grade on a conceptual test or from self-satisfaction. </p>
<p>And yes the joint degree is doable. I don’t recall who it was that posted this on CC, but someone was commenting on his or her interest in pursuing a dual degree, and would have followed through if it weren’t for LSA’s foreign language requirement. Bare in mind that you have to acquire 45 Ross credits and 100 LSA credits, as well as meet the distribution and course requirements of both schools in order to graduate. This may alarm some, but if you are coming in with AP credits and are willing to put time in over the summer, this task becomes far from burdensome or life-controlling. </p>
<p>On a side note, I remember reading something about how medical schools admire dual degree applicants, as it is almost like “going through undergrad twice,” and their two degrees indicate “maturity.”</p>
<p>A dual-degree would take a lotttt of work. Doing Pre-Med and Ross alone requires spring semesters</p>
<p>Thank you I think I decided I am going to stick to lsa as you said before med schools do not care what school you are in and it seems to make more sense to be in lsa as pre med then ross</p>
<p>Pre Med is about taking the bare minimums in the easiest way possible to require the least about of work and get the gimme grades…</p>
<p>Just what I want out if my future doctors</p>
<p>^Let’s not be so quick to categorize ALL pre-meds like that. I agree that there are those whose undergraduate career is geared solely towards admission into medical school, but many aspiring med students are passionate about learning, share a genuine altruistic personality, and aim to gain as much as knowledge as possibly prior to graduation. </p>
<p>Regardless of undergrads’ attitudes, you have to admit pre-meds must possess a lot of determination if they can make the decision to not leave school until the age of 30.</p>
<p>purple- do you know what med school is?</p>