Hello,
Would you guys mind sharing some information on whether stony Brook University or Rutgers New Brunswick is better for pre-med? Which place has better opportunities/what opportunities? Which one has a higher percentage of students who actually get into medical school? Are there any benefits from one school that outweigh the other? How pre-med is like at Rutgers vs Stony brook? Thanks for the help in advance!
I do know it’s really what you make of it and the amount of effort one puts in themselves. But talking generally, if you guys have any input. Thanks!
Which is cheaper ?
Which do you feel more comfortable at ?
$$ matter when you go to medical school. It’s many hundreds of thousands over undergrad. Few get in. And most that start pre-med don’t finish.
Find the right school for you.
If you want to know what % get into med school…do the legwork. Each school will have an advisor. Email them and ask.
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What would each one cost you? Would you need to take on any debt to attend either university for four years? Would you be able to save any money in your college fund at either university?
They are both very good. You will find very strong professors, very demanding premed classes, and very strong fellow students at either school.
Do you feel that you would be more comfortable at either university?
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Are you a New Jersey or New York resident?
You can have a premed intention at either of these colleges. I don’t think that should be your tipping point for making a choice.
Your student can major in anything and still apply to medical school as long as they take the prerequisite courses for medical school applicants.
Re: which one admits more to medical school? Be careful of looking at that data. It’s not complete (doesn’t include students who apply two or three years after graduation…which is becoming more and more common), and doesn’t consider how many students are actually counseled OUT of applying to medical school (a statistic I don’t think you will ever see).
The locations of these schools differ, as do the costs to attend (particularly if you are an instate resident at one).
Personally, I would take medical school out of the equation as many who think the want to go this route, never do.
Also, keep costs in mind. You might want to save money for potential medical school as costs are HUGE and are funded usually through loans, loans and more loans…or the bank of mom and dad.
@WayOutWestMom what did I miss.
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Any college in the country is capable of teaching the dozen or so lower-division courses required to apply to med school. The onus is on the student to get good grades, get to know some faculty for good recs, take part in medicine-related ECs, etc.
But more important at this point than trying to pick a “best” premed college is to reflect on whether this is the right goal for you. When a lot of HS kids consider a career in medicine it becomes “I’m pre-med!” and they embark on a path that will take 11+ years of school/training plus enormous debt.
Doctors are far from the only ones in the health field that help people. Physical therapists, radiology techs, nurses, speech pathologists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, to name but just a few. as you can see on http://explorehealthcareers.org Unless you’ve carefully considered the alternatives and have spent time actually working in a health care setting (which is an unwritten requirement to get into med school) its better to think of yourself as interested in exploring a career as a doctor rather than someone who has already made the decision.
So I’d say the most important thing to do now (if you haven’t been doing this already) is to get a job or volunteer position this summer and next school year in a medical setting (volunteer in a hospital, etc). This will give you a better sense if medicine is right for you and if being a doctor is the right choice in medicine. An additional benefit of doing this is it will give the motivation to persevere thru the hard work it takes as a pre-med should it turn out to be right for you. A lot of kids that throw in the towel (maybe 4 out of 5 entering as pre-med) because they were never that committed in the first place.
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