Pre-Med

<p>I already sent in me SIR form I was just wondering if anyone knew about the pre-med program at Emory. Any info would be helpfull.</p>

<p>I'd be interested in this as well. I plan on doing premed while majoring in psychology and I'm pretty sure I'll be attending Emory College this Fall. Any info about premed at Emory, including how it affects social life, would be helpful.</p>

<p>Yeah, what percent of premeds at Emory get into med school (that apply)?</p>

<p>yeah..there are a lot of weed out classes. 80 percent of strudents begin on the premed track..less than half actually take the MCAT. almost everyone is premed..everyone. the classes, especially bio141, are meant to murder the students. it kind of sucks even there is no diversity in courses...its like you have all of these premed classes and a ****ty degree if you dont end up getting in. They should have biochemistry, genetics, micro, epidemeolgy, biophysics, etc...yet, at emory, this isnt the case. The kids who dont end up going to med school because of GPA etc..they just go to the business school. Also, keep in mind that an A is not a 4.0....talk about major grade deflation.</p>

<p>what do u mean an A isn't a 4.0?</p>

<p>Slacker's post is the single most ridiculous thing I've read. There aren't any classes at Emory meant to murder students - simply put, the classes are challenging and are meant to teach students and prepare them for whatever they continue on in, whether it is medical school, graduate school, business school, a job, or anything else. That's the value of an education at Emory - it may not be the place where you will be guaranteed a 4.0, but med schools know the value of an Emory education. And yes, people do drop the pre-med track, but there are so many reasons behind that : many people find another passion, some people never really had a passion for medicine to begin with, others were simply forced into it by parental expectations.
The post was also unresearched - even though I'm not pre-med or a science major, I know that they have classes in biochem and genetics - and I'm sure there are more of which I'm not aware.
Finally, an A is a 4.0. An A- is not a 4.0, but that's how our grading system works. A 3.5 at Emory is sure to get you further than a 4.0 at a school known to have grade inflation.</p>

<p>Does anyone know anything about the nursing program at Emory? Do you start on the pre-med track and switch to the nursing school your junior year? Just curious. What about other medical professions other than med school - PT, Emory's graduate PA program, etc.</p>

<p>from what i've heard it seems that Emory's premed track is not only rigorous but very competitive...not very encouraging =(</p>

<p>yeah....thats what im trying to tell people. go to a state U..pay less and go to med school</p>

<p>What's the SIR form?</p>

<p>80% pre-med!!!! 0.o</p>

<p>Well, I guess its like that at any top notch school. People want a run for their money. I mean, if your going to be shelling out that kind of change for your tuition, you want it to be worth something. That's why so many people are on the engineering, business, premed, or prelaw track.</p>

<p>Is there a difference in value for B+ vs B vs B-, etc?</p>

<p>I may be wrong.. but a B+ = 3.3 ; B = 3.0 ; B- = 2.7</p>