<p>Do you guys think attending NYU as an undergrad premed school is a good idea? </p>
<p>IF i do medicine i will have loans from NYU as well as the medical school i hopefully get into. Do you think the undergraduate education is still worth it?</p>
<p>Any opinions are appreciated.</p>
<p>It really depends on what your other options are and how willing you are to pursue your education at NYU, despite the debt. </p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>i wanna do wat ur doin</p>
<p>Sry what do you mean how im willing to pursue my education?</p>
<p>My other options are GWU (1/2 tuition) and Stony Brook basically free. </p>
<p>I live on LI so bein close to home and still bein away would be great, just wondering what u guys think?</p>
<p>Last Friday I went to talk to a pre-med advisor about med school. :D He said that at NYU, when qualified (3.5 GPA and up, no huge mistakes, etc.) students apply to med school, they can expect to get requests for interviews from about 70% of the schools they applied to. I remember that a couple of weeks ago I quoted a statistic that 85% of NYU's pre-meds get into med school, and apparently that's no longer true because more and more students are applying.</p>
<p>In other words, NYU's pre-med students are generally quite competitive, but GWU and Stony Brook are nothing to sneeze at, either.</p>
<p>I remember reading on this board (keep in mind I could be wrong) that students from NYU following the pre-med track are feeders for NYU Med school. If that's the case, then you certainly have an incentive to pursue undergraduate pre-med at NYU because the medical school is very prestigious. If you have other plans for medical school, then I suggest you evaluate how well you'll do at NYU, GWU or Stony Brook because essentially, you want the school with the highest amount of grade inflation.</p>
<p>And which school would that be?</p>
<p>I'm not in a position to give you an accurate answer because I'm not very familiar with either GWU or Stony Brook. However, I do know (thanks to Shades_Children) that at least the top 17% of Principles of Bio classes get A/A-'s.</p>
<p>i have to decide between premed at NYU and Stony Brook too
i also want to know where i can get a higher grade</p>
<p>hows premed in fordham?</p>
<p>I think the main reason im picking NYU is because if i change my mind ill still have a very reputable degree in whatever field i switch too. Im just worried about the money but hopefully ill make good money and pay the loans back without much problem.</p>
<p>2pacalypse, I think you've got a good mindset. If you're a pre-med and you make it all the way through freshman, sophomore, and junior years without second thoughts, it's my opinion that you either:</p>
<p>1) don't know what you're getting yourself into.</p>
<p>2) didn't think too hard about your career choice.</p>
<p>Seriously, every pre-med has second thoughts, and it's good for you because it forces you to honestly evaluate your qualifications and your ambitions in life. Although I know people who dropped out of med school, I think it'd be pretty awful to work so hard, sacrifice so much, and get that far and then realize that medicine wasn't for you.</p>
<p>One of the reasons I picked NYU was because even though I "knew" going in as a freshman that I wanted to study chemistry and go into medicine, I also knew that NYU has so many good programs that if I decided to switch majors or career paths, I'd still be well-prepared for a career or further education.</p>
<p>Also...</p>
<p>I'm no career counselor or anything, but I strongly discourage people from picking a school based on "where can I get the highest grades?" What is the point of going to college if you are just going to stagnate for four years at the top of your class? What's going to happen when medical school throws you academic, social, and financial curveballs? If you have no experience with dealing positively with competition, stress, and various challenges, I imagine that med school is going to be pretty rough. As much as I hate dealing with some of NYU's bumps in the road, I also appreciate the experiences because it's taught me to be organized and to act proactively. For that I'll be forever grateful.</p>
<p>Great advice, shades_children! As a 'prospective' premed, I share many of your views. Congrats on the 100th post</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice..... very informative and helpful.</p>
<p>Too bad you have to internally transfer to Stern because I also find business interesting maybe i can try out economics and still take premed courses.</p>
<p>WHo knows, hopefully i figure things out as time goes by.</p>
<p>You can't throw a rock in CAS without beaning at least one pre-med/pre-dent student in the head, but there are also pre-med students in Stern. Don't rule out medicine just 'cause you want to be a Sternie. :D</p>
<p>P.S. Took the MCAT today! For all of you who plan to take it eventually, start serious prep about (or at least) 6 months before. I was a bit slow on the uptake, but if I do as well as I did on the practice exams, I'll have no right to complain. :D</p>
<p>Someone seems to be in a good mood ;)</p>
<p>Well thats what i meant I wanna be in Stern so I have my options open but isnt it like impossible to get in after ur already in CAS?</p>
<p>It's not impossible, but don't lie around on your rear and expect to make it. You have to work. :D If you're already sure that you want to transfer, talk to an advisor once the school year starts.</p>
<p>Ok cool, theres no way to do it before 2nd year though right??</p>