<p>How hard is the pre-med track at Georgetown? Is it manageable to do well and still have a social life? I know I will have to study a lot but will it be hard to the extent that even though I study a lot for one test I may still do badly? And do the science courses tend to grade inflate?</p>
<p>Its very easy to do (except for Orgo lol), I know people who paired pre-med with all sorts of things, such as Chemistry, English, Government, etc. The classes seems difficult, but not impossible.</p>
<p>Definitely manageable.</p>
<p>I’m glad to hear this because pre-med at Georgetown is starting to sound pretty intimidating.</p>
<p>Uh I wouldn’t say that pre-med at Georgetown is “easy”. If you keep up with the work from day one and don’t leave all to the day before an exam, you’ll be fine. Most pre-meds have social lives, both with other pre-meds and non pre-meds as well. Depending on the professor, some classes may be more difficult than others, even if it’s the same course but a different section with a different professor. General Biology is pretty straightforward and not difficult. Human Biology in NHS (which replaces Gen Bio as the Bio requirement for pre-med) is very rigorous and difficult, and you really have to study a little every day for that one. General Chemistry has a lot of math, and varies between professors. I liked Professor Glick, her exams were very straightforward. One of my friends is in the post-bacc pre-med program and has DeDios for Gen Chem, and says it’s pretty difficult as he may put things he only briefly mentioned once on a test, and it isn’t in the textbook either. Physics is fine (from what I hear, I took it at NYU). Organic Chemistry is the most difficult course. It isn’t like Gen Chem, and involves a different way of thinking about the material. Some people try to memorize everything but that doesn’t work well. The labs also take forever.</p>
<p>So pre-med at Georgetown isn’t easy, but if you keep up with the courses, you’ll be fine. This is why I think many decide to drop pre-med after a “hard” course, as they didn’t study consistently and DO THE PROBLEMS for each course. All of the science professors emphasize doing the problems in the book and in the study guides, as they generally will mirror what the prof puts on the exams.</p>
<p>Some majors are better for pre-med than others, as they include the courses in the major requirements, so you don’t have an extra load. Majors such as Biology, Biochemistry, Neurobiology and Biology of Global Health all include most of the pre-med requirements. Human Science in NHS also includes some of the pre-med requirements.</p>
<p>Once you’re able to pick your classes, go to ratemyprofessors.com and check out the best professors for your courses. It really helps.</p>
<p>Literally several of my friends in pre-med said “I can have a life again” once they took their ORGO final…</p>
<p>It’s a tough program at any good college…</p>
<p>i heard that a girl cried during an orgo exam last year. HAHAHA, i would’ve laughed.</p>
<p>what is the orgo exam?</p>
<p>orgo=organic chemistry, typically seen as the most difficult two courses in the pre-med curriculum.</p>
<p>You misunderstood what I meant. I didn’t mean that pre-med was easy, I said it was easy to be pre-med and study whatever you wanted (like English and Government, not just hard sciences). The courses aren’t easy, but the track is not limiting you.</p>