Pre Med in NYC

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>Hey, everyone! I was hoping to get some advice from NYC students currently doing pre med. I am a high school senior who's about to start applying regular decision. </p>

<p>I live in NYC and I am planning to commute to college. My top two colleges are Fordham University and NYU. </p>

<p>I'm a nervous wreck right now because of my less than awesome SAT score (1870). I took it again last week and I think I did worse. So I think I'll be sending in that 1870 to colleges. Besides my SAT score, I generally do well in and out of school. I have a 99.85 average, have been involved in two clubs for all 4 years, I play several instruments, and I'm very passionate about medicine. In addition, I worked in an IGT lab and got a recommendation from the director there who is also a professor at Cornell. I didn't file paperwork and stuff like that. I actually learned and did blood typing and learned how to process DNA to create karyotypes. These were actual patients. I worked side by side with people currently doing their fellowship. I also don't need a scholarship to either school. I'm Pacific Islander (Philippines). I wasn't born in the US. </p>

<p>I was wondering what advice you guys can give me about the pre med classes in Fordham and NYU. Are they good? Did they prepare you for the MCATs well? As a student there, do you think it's likely for me to get in?</p>

<p>I know my SAT score is probably my biggest downfall. It's really important for me to go to NYU. I really want to go because I do love the school but also because my parents are pressuring me to go. </p>

<p>I also love Fordham. My older brother goes there (accounting major). However, my parents feel that if I go to Fordham, it's better to just go there for business because that's what they're known for. I hate business. They believe that their science classes aren't as strong as NYU (I don't know if that's true or not). </p>

<p>As a side note, my parents prefer that I don't go to a SUNY or CUNY and they don't want me to dorm. </p>

<p>Thank you so much for your time!</p>

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<p>Forgot to add: I’ve take 12+ honors courses and I’m currently taking one AP course (Bio). Part of the reason I didn’t take other APs was because the AP teachers in my school are not very good teachers and the majority of students who have bad teachers that take the AP tests end up getting low scores. </p>

<p>I also took 3 SAT IIs. Again, they sucked. Lit (560), Math I (590 and I did it on the spot when I found out I could take one more test that day), and a 620 in Biology.</p>

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<p>1870 is more than enough for Fordham and its great for NYU. I would push for NYU more mainly because it is … NYU. Fordham known for business doesnt have classes for science as good as nyu. I have talked to many NYU students… and the school’s only downfall is a bunch of rich kids that are stuck up. other than that, they love the school. NYU in the best city ever calls for a great 4 years of college</p>

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<p>Thank you so much! </p>

<p>I hear though that it’s a lot harder to get into NYU’s pre med program because of the fact that thousands of people apply for only so many seats.</p>

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<p>you can do a pre med course called md international studies that takes students right out of high school</p>

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<p>Just keep in mind that you should save being "nervous wreck " until the time you apply to Med. Schools. It is absolutely does not matter where you go to UG, irrelevent. What is important for Med. School application are your college GPA and MCAT score. So get them as high aspossible and you will be all set. Please, skip being a "nervous wreck " now and enjoy fun of applying to colleges. Make sure to choose the place that personally fits you the best, including ALL your interests, not just Med. School. In fact, I would not think too much about Med. School for now with exception of one factor - make sure that the UG has great pre-med advisory.<br>
I am a parent of 3rd year Med. Student who had amazing choices of Med. Schools after graduating from state public UG in midwest (and her pre-med friends are also all in various Med. Schools)</p>