<p>I'm just wondering...why do people say things like "Well Cornell's pre-med is cut throat" or "Man, Johns Hopkins pre-meds are insane!"...like, pre-med is not a degree. Anyone can be pre-med, so how can pre-med be "cut throat" at a certain school? </p>
<p>If I'm a biology major, I would be taking the same classes as a pre-med, so how are they cut throat, but I'm not? Does what I'm asking make sense?</p>
<p>Your question is pretty cut throat. I'm not exactly sure what you're trying to say. I'm an ILRie so I don't know but my friends in pre-med say it is more challenging because they need to get higher grades in order to go to med school whereas someone just majoring in... say, Biology just needs grades good enough to graduate AKA they follow my philosophy of "C's get degrees."</p>
<p>I think it's more aimed at the classes that most pre-meds take i.e. intro bio and some of the other upper level bios, orgo, general chemistry, etc.</p>
<p>Despite most schools not having an official premed major, premeds do have to take the same courses (intro bio, gen chem, stats, physics, orgo, biochem, etc.). </p>
<p>As I've always said, "premed" is more a state of mind than a major. Doing premed at Cornell is competitive but certainly not cutthroat.</p>
<p>UGH to hearing the premeds complain about last night's bio/chem/orgo/physics prelim. Luckily I am done with bio classes that are also premed reqs. </p>
<p>While the bio major is awesome, it can feel competitive if you hang out with premeds who (some of which) agonize over every problem set and prelim.</p>
<p>It is definitely possible to get A's in most classes while being normal though.</p>
<p>I for one do not intend to be a bother to anyone, as a bio non-premeddddder.
watch out if you think you're going to bully me into ambition.</p>