<p>Basically, my situation is I'm a Freshman at BU but just got accepted to SU. I don't really feel confident doing well at BU as a premed student because I took an accelerated chemistry class and need to do part two. Plus, my teacher was rated pretty lowly by past students and my Labs are going to be pretty tough (I'm doing Quantitative Chem Labs). I'm sorta dreading going to BU and being over whelmed by my gen chem. I can't go down to a lower level. I know I shouldn't be judging SU because of my BU experience, but going to SU would place me close to my family in case I need help (Family member is a doctor), and would be cheaper. If you know anything about BU, a lot of it is grade deflation and very competitive in class.</p>
<p>How is the Syracuse Premedicine track? Are the courses generally difficult (like my honors chem class?) or very competitive? I don't have a lot of time to decide, so I want some experience from people on the inside. I don't want to take an easy way out, but I want to be somewhere where I can feel confident that I can do well. At BU, I don't feel confident with aspects like Labs, where a lot of the honors labs require in depth quantitative skills and grading is dismal.</p>
<p>I am not premed, but I am a chemistry major at SU, and I know a lot of premed students because we take similar classes. I am actually a transfer also. I would say that the chemistry classes here at SU are most certainly not a cake walk. Especially Organic Chemistry. But they are not impossible to do well in, either. With such a good chemistry background, you should be fine. I don’t know how BU works, but SU chemistry labs from Organic and up are independent, and you do not have a lab partner. An 80% would be an A. (That’s how curved it is). But all in all, you learn A LOT, and it is very useful information and easily applied to the real world. I hope this helped!</p>
<p>Bio Major here, with intentions on going to medical school. (I don’t like to say Pre-Med because I find that most people think of it as a major in itself. In reality, you’re just saying you’re thinking about going to medical school.)</p>
<p>I would say it’s like anything else. If you’re willing to put the time in, study, and keep up with all of your classes, then you’re likely to do well.</p>
<p>Most of the professors I’ve had have been hugely helpful at helping with pre-test review and stuff like that too.</p>