<p>that is also true; Dr. Zamansky is the dean of pre-medical studies. his office is in the basement of CAS and im sure you can look for him under contacts and get in touch with the office.</p>
<p>wow, thnx for the prompt response again, i still have a few questions</p>
<p>on the scale of 1 to 10, what would u rank the rigor of BU’s courses concerning pre-med? Does the course really prepare you for MCAT? Do you even have time to prepare MCAT?</p>
<p>and how much time do u really need to study every night and every weekend?</p>
<p>what is there to do in and outside of Boston university???</p>
<p>do BU students interact a lot with students of proximity schools? (such as harvard and MIT) Is there some kinda study program where student from BU could maybe study a little bit in Harvard or something? just to get the flavor of other environment.</p>
<p>sorry for so many questions, i really need to decide which school i’m gonna consider</p>
<p>I also forgot to ask how hard it is to maintain a high GPA, because I’m aiming for the medical school too.</p>
<p>bu has an early acceptance program to the med school that you apply to as a sophomore. the ranking of premed courses depends. for me, physics was a 2 because i understood the material and it was really easy. also, for me, calc classes were a 1 (some schools require 1 year of math), writing was a 5 (i suck at writing), orgo 1 was a 3, orgo 2 was a 7 (the prof i had sucked lol), gen chem 1 was a 7, gen chem 2 was a 4, bio’s 1&2 were both 3’s. however, these are entirely subjective: i also studied a ton which is why a lot of the material came easy to me. many people struggled because bu has a rigorous pre-med program, but it is possible to get a’s (very possible). to know what there is to do in and outside of boston, google boston. everything is accessible from bu by subway and bus. the only time i ever interacted with mit students was at their frat parties lol, so no not lots of interaction. bu is notorious for people having difficulty maintaining high gpa’s. let’s put it this way: as a senior, working my butt off, i have a 3.66, and this was enough in sargent to get me magna cum laude. but it definitely is possible; though few and far between, i know about 4 people who have gpa’s over a 3.9 that are in the sciences.</p>
<p>Why would someone want to study with kids from another school? I mean in reality. You can study anywhere you like but your classes will be different, just like if you had a different history or english teacher than a friend in high school. </p>
<p>One of my kids has a 3.9, not in sciences. That’s summa. It depends on your definition of very high grades. It’s tough to get semester after semester of 4.0 A’s because you can get A-, but otherwise you can do fine. </p>
<p>A lot of people want to be pre-med but the nature of the field is that the course work - and lab work - acts as a gate. That’s the way it works everywhere, except maybe at some very small places.</p>
<p>AliAngel: Your responses on this thread are very useful. As you are pre-med and have studied well, can you please let me know the following:</p>
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<li><p>If one studies equally hard, what should be preferred: BU Accelerated Medical or Dartmouth Pre-Med?</p></li>
<li><p>Can somebody in BU Accelerated Medical major in any areas of CAS, or his curriculum is more or less fixed?</p></li>
<li><p>If somebody has score of 5 in AP Chemistry and has also done University level intro chem (2 semesters) with lab, does BU assigns extra credit and allow him/her to take advanced courses in Chem?. Same is the case for Biology and Physics?.</p></li>
<li><p>Should the above (taking credit and doing advanced courses) be preferred to score high at MCAT?.</p></li>
<li><p>What is the highest score the BU Pre-Med students are able to attain at MCAT?</p></li>
<li><p>Where the BU Pre-Med students get Medicine admission - Harvard, WASH. St… Louis, UW, DUKE, UC Sand Francisc, etc.?.</p></li>
<li><p>I read on CC threads that Warren Towers never sleep. If so, is the general study condition at Warren Towers suitable for such rigorous study and MCAT preparation, or you will suggest some other dorm?.</p></li>
<li><p>As pre-med and accelerated medical are assigned to the specialty floors in Warren, will opting for another dorm hurt because you are separated from your peers?.</p></li>
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<p>Thanks for your time and look forward to your response.</p>
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<li>not sure, don’t know too much about dartmouth.</li>
<li>you can major in any area, doesn’t have to be in cas either if you’re talking about mmedic. engmedic is only biomedical engineering. 7 year med is much more restricted and you have to be in cas; not sure about the exact requirements for 7 year though.</li>
<li>yes, you can take advanced courses. however, they are not required for basic pre-med, only the intro levels are. yet if you want to use credit for chemistry, you still need 2 semesters of a chemistry, even if you have ap credit, to apply to med school. they won’t accept high school credit (at least most won’t, there might be a few schools where this would differ).</li>
<li>not in my knowledge; the mcat tests on the intro level courses, nothing higher. you might have an advantage if you take genetics and biochemistry, but in my perspective these weren’t even that necessary and the mcat is basically about reading comprehension and how much information you can take out of a passage to answer 7 questions in less than 10 minutes (lol).</li>
<li>i have a friend who personally scored a 38, another a 35, and im positive that BU pre-meds have also gotten in the 40’s. however, it all depends on the individual & their abilities and studying habits and doesn’t really have much to do with the coursework.</li>
<li>all over-a friend just got into harvard and another into johns hopkins. BU pre-meds can go to the best medical schools in the country; yet again, this all depends on the individual.
7.no one really studies mcat their freshman year, so i don’t think it’d be a problem then. however, in sophomore and mostly junior year, i’d recommend something quieter like a brownstone. however, warren also has a 24 hour quiet study lounge and some floors tend to be rowdier than others.</li>
<li>not at all. almost everyone in your intro classes freshman year will be pre-med, you will meet tons of them as literally 1/4-1/3 of the incoming class will start as pre-med. however, by junior year, this number drastically dwindles.</li>
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<p>-no problem!</p>
<p>hey Aliangel, if i want to major in Biochemistry and minor in theatre arts + Music, would that be considered as pre-med or do i have to state that? </p>
<p>i want to go to med school after. </p>
<p>im a junior so i dont really get it.</p>
<p>you don’t really declare pre-med, all you do is take the required courses (1 year of intro bio, 1 year of gen chem, 1 year of orgo, 1 year of physics, and normally 1 year of math and 1 year of writing). you can apply to med school as a spanish major if you want as long as you’ve completed those courses. majoring in biochem will cover most, if not all, of those requirements. you then just apply to med school.</p>
<p>Thanks! i appreciate it</p>
<p>Have to say this: if you get into BU’s accelerated program you’re actually in medical school unless you bomb out. I think anyone would be nuts to turn that down. Imagine studying without the extra stress of worrying about getting in.</p>
<p>AliAngel: Thanks for your detailed response.
And Lergnom - Your comments also well received.
It is amazing how important is the decision in this one month 04/01-05/01.</p>
<p>This was, by far, the most informative thread on a medical major I’ve ever read. Thanks!</p>