<p>how hard is it to keep a high GPA for pre-med? and does anyone know the percentage of students who start out pre-med and then switch out? or percentage who apply to med school and make it?</p>
<p>i'd like an answer to this question as well...</p>
<p>me three!
(10char)</p>
<p>In general, don't major in "pre-med". Pick a major that gives you something else to fall back on if you either 1)change your mind or 2) don't get in right out of college.</p>
<p>well, seeing as you can't major in "pre-med", that eliminates a lot of troubles.</p>
<p>well i know there is no "pre-med" major.. but i'm just wondering how competitive/impossible the classes in the pre-med track are to get through.. especially if you have a major not in the sciences, i.e. something in humanities or business</p>
<p>It is very competitive. Put it together: other pre-meds aiming for their medical school and some in the 5 year med program...their majors are in the sciences...it may bevery impossible to get in and very hard to stay in...</p>
<p>@ ncm85</p>
<p>Make sure you do well in the prerequisites. If you cannot pass courses like Organic Chemistry (it is difficult at NU), then med school might not be right career path for you. Major in something that is easy or related. That will help keep your GPA high for medical school admissions.</p>
<p>yeah, from what I've heard about Organic Chemistry at Northwestern -- it's definitely a 'weeder' class.</p>
<p>Do any of the pre-meds take organic chem freshman year? (w/ a 5 on AP Chem)</p>
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<p>I'm curious to know the same thing. I'm not sure if I would be cool with jumping into that class right at the beginning of college, though...</p>
<p>It is a little intimidating...
Maybe the 171 sequence makes more sense?</p>
<p>My nephew is a freshman at NU and his roommate is "premed" taking organic chemistry his freshman year. He was val at his hs and got a 36 on the ACT, but nephew says ALL he studies is org chem. Roommate even dropped his math class the first semester to concentrate on orgo. Don't know how he is doing in it gradewise. My nephew was val of his hs, 2390 SAT (one and only sitting), pres scholar semi, etc. etc. went the normal chem route. Says it was hard but did get an A first and second trimesters.</p>
<p>wow.........</p>
<p>wherever I go I'll sure be lookin forward to good ole orgo... (<em>sigh</em>...)</p>
<p>heh... two valedictorians rooming together, cute. </p>
<p>So would it be a bit too difficult to do the orgo sequence and the bio 210 sequence freshman year?</p>
<p>picaro:
if possible, definitely separate orgo and bio. if you are feeling up for a challenge, do orgo and physics freshman year. That's a lot more doable than orgo and bio, because both orgo and bio have really long labs so it ends up taking all of your time.</p>
<p>I thought orgo doesn't have lab until 3rd quarter? Or is it really worthwhile to take the 212 one with the ISP kids?</p>
<p>As for physics, hopefully I will get 5's in a month so I can start with waves. I kinda want to take some math first though... how hard is the first year of the MENU thing?</p>
<p>Several Northwestern University students take organic chemistry at Harvard during the summer. I don't know if they do this because it is easier to get high grades, as prep for Northwestern's regular academic year class and/or because they are able to concentrate on just that one class during Harvard's Summer Session.</p>
<p>I have heard the following but can't verify:
1. NU used to allow students to take summer orgo at Harvard but they took that option away recently.
2. People who've done it said the orgo at Harvard was easier.</p>
<p>A student at Penn told me the orgo at NU was the most difficult class she'd ever taken (she was home near Chicago for the summer).</p>