<p>Any input? How difficult is it to get accepted to a good medical school after attending USC? Class sizes/professor quality/advising?</p>
<p>Bump! Input on the science classes would be great as well–such as the intro bio courses, ochem, etc.</p>
<p>i would like to know too!</p>
<p>I’d like to know as well. Bump.</p>
<p>Is there “grade deflation” like people say there is at Berkeley?</p>
<p>I, too, am interested in an answer! Bump.</p>
<p>Anyone??? Also, input on the FSH program?</p>
<p>bumpforgreatjustice</p>
<p>Maybe this is a sign guys. Maybe there’s no one who is pre-med at USC at all.</p>
<p>bumpity bump</p>
<p>The Med program is great - get good grades, and a good MCAT Score and you’re set</p>
<p>I really would love information on this. How good is the pre-med advising? How do pre-med/science courses at USC compare to other top schools? How prestigious is the program? Are there opportunities for undergraduate research? What is the success rate of USC students getting into medical school? MCAT scores etc</p>
<p>[Pre-Health</a> FAQs > USC College of Letters, Arts & Sciences](<a href=“http://college.usc.edu/pre-health-faqs]Pre-Health”>http://college.usc.edu/pre-health-faqs)</p>
<p>this link will give you all the admision stat.</p>
<p>but i am also wondering how tough the curves are i mean i love usc and berkeley because of the semester system but im leaning towards usc because i hear that there is small classes (1000 ppl VS 250 ppl) and easier curve is there any truth to that?</p>
<p>I know someone who was Pre-med at usc. She basically maintained a 4.0 and got a good MCAT Score. There are so many research opportunities. Once you start school, you will hear about them.</p>
<p>Are those admission stats good compared to universities across the nation. USC is a top school in America therefore compared to the other top schools how does it rank? Any other links etc?</p>
<p>pump fake: im starting to think usc is a great school for premed just for the simple fact that there is bound to be better student- faculty ratio. and that USC being good in a areas isn focused on say the sciences or engineering. there is a great mix of students. for example at berkeley there is a lot of premed (biology), chemistry, and engineering majors so you a lot of people wanting the same thing so it is hard there from what i have heard</p>
<p>Hey guys! Try finding joesabiwasabi’s “ask a USC student anything” thread (I can’t remember what the exact name is). If I recall correctly, he’s a biology student… If not, I at least remember him answering a lot of questions about biology and other science classes (including organic chemistry).</p>
<p>Found it - <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-southern-california/867125-ask-me-about-usc.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-southern-california/867125-ask-me-about-usc.html</a></p>
<p>Hey guys, I messaged joseabiwasabi asking about the Bio program, so I thought I’d share with you all what he said:</p>
<p>"Intro classes have a brutal curve: true. 60% get a C+ or lower. That being said, if you’re motivated and stay on top of your work I can guarantee that you will get a B or higher. Upper divs are much easier curve-wise, and you have about 50% A and 50% B.</p>
<p>Intro classes are very large: true. But unless you go to a small LAC you won’t really get a better experience at other large universities. Coming from a high school where my IB Chem 3 HL class had only 14 students, it was initially a shock when I walked into chem lecture with 200 other kids lol. However you acclimate really quickly, and after a couple weeks you won’t even notice it. I recommend sitting in the “T” zone (front 5 rows or in the front half of the middle section of the room).</p>
<p>TAs are difficult to understand: mostly false. I’ve been in a ton of science classes (you can read the list in my thread <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/...19-post78.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/...19-post78.html</a> and I’ve only experienced 2 TAs where I struggled to understand what they were saying. And even then after a couple weeks you got used to their accent and you could figure out what they were talking about. All TAs that come from non-English speaking countries are required to enroll in an English/speech course.</p>
<p>USC’s bio major is fine. I’m sure there are other programs that are better but I’ve found it to be a pretty enjoyable experience overall.</p>
<p>FSH classes have several advantages:
- smaller lectures of ~80
- professors show up to your labs
- better curve (roughly 45% A, 45% B, 10% C)</p>
<p>They are definitely a lot more work than the standard courses, though I wouldn’t say they are more difficult to succeed in. "</p>
<p>Second message:
"The main reason why I described the bio major as “fine” is because I wish we could specialize so we could avoid classes like 120, which focuses on evolutionary and environmental bio, which I have zero interest in. I think the elective bio classes are for the most part top-notch. I’ve had good experiences with physiology (307) and cell biology (411), and I have a lot of friends who enjoyed microbio (not sure what the course number is). Other popular ones are neurobio, biotechnology, and applications of molecular bio to medicine.</p>
<p>Classes that I didn’t enjoy were molecular biology and also biochemistry (although biochem is mainly due to the fact that I think Petruska is a bad lecturer… if someone else were to instruct that class I think I’d like it).</p>
<p>Also yes, the overall experience at USC makes up for everything. It has everything that you could ever possibly want from a university, and I honestly believe that.</p>
<p>PS: I assure you that USC is stellar 
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<p>*The whole fancy undergrad thing is starting to seem like a scam. I mean a 50% med school acceptance rate at USC? That’s probly just a tad over the national average and it’s over the national average because kids at USC are smarter than normal kids. It’s not over the average because USC is a better school. I don’t see the use of paying 200K for undergrad when I can stay in state for free and have the same shot at med school. That’s just my opinion tho, what do u guys think.</p>
<p>The avg GPA (science & cumulative) of USC premed students is less than the national avg GPA of premed students. So how does that work, are classes just harder at USC than they would be at some less prestigious school.
And the mcats are just higher at USC because the students are smarter, I mean they have like a 2100 avg SAT.</p>
<p>^ Anyone have anything to say to that. A reason why I am somewhat hesitant about USC.</p>