Urgent: Pre-med at binghamton or any major at NYU Steinhardt

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<p>Urgent response please: </p>

<p>Greetings, </p>

<p>I have been accepted to several college as a transfer students. Over the past 3 years I have emphasized on pure sciences. My initial goal was or is to enter med school. I graduated from a community college with honors with liberal arts math and science. </p>

<p>Later I was accepted into a program at an (Ivy University anonymous) where my GPA of pure science (biology mostly) dropped to a 2.5. This was just a program at (anonymous) I was a non-matriculated student. First semester of biology I (lecture= B- and lab=B-) second semester Bio II (lecture=C and lab=C-) which I would like to repeat. I know I can perform well, actually very confident. I was distracted due to family issues when I took Bio II. Then I took 2 upper level bio (I received 2 B-) and (chemistry lecture B-). I did one year of research in neuroscience at that university (anonymous). </p>

<p>I am scared to pursue pre-med because I dont know if I am good at pure sciences or if I will make it to med-school with these grades. It was a big transition for me from a community college to the Ivys. Honestly I had lots of personal factors which were obstacles and distraction. Now I have none of those problems and have been accepted to several colleges. </p>

<p>Should I pursue applied psychology at NYU, or pre med at Binghamton?</p>

<p>Some of my favorite choices are:</p>

<p>(NYU Steinhardt)- $32000 cctop scholarship but limited majors which I am not interested in or have any previous knowledge and experience (applied psychology, public health, science education and many more), anything Steinhardt offers. No loans if i decline housing. </p>

<p>(Binghamton University SUNY)- Accepted to Harpur college in biological sciences. Good Fafsa deal, moderate amount of loans.</p>

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<p>You may want to ask about your medical school prospects on the pre-med forum. Starting off with a 2.5 science GPA does not look promising for MD medical school in the US, though. You may want to consider what you would want to have studied with no regrets if you do not get into medical school.</p>

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<p>If you are interested in the medical sciences, why is public health not a viable major for you? You could still probably go pre-med at Steinhardt, but if you don’t do well you could enter the field of public health instead and still work in healthcare. It also looks like you’ll be debt-free there or very close to it.</p>

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<p>NYU. They offered you more money and you do not have to be a science major to be pre-med. In fact, I know plenty of people who have studied Spanish or Russian Literature and gone on to medical school. Just bust your ass from here on out and NYU.</p>

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<p>You say you’d have no loans at NYU if you decline housing but housing in NYC is very expensive!</p>

<p>I suggest sitting down and figuring out costs/loans and make sure you include everything. Do not leave out housing.</p>

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<p>Thank you all for your response and I did post on the pre-med forum. </p>

<p>For NYU Steinhardt majors I referred to the occupation outlook handbook. I see that clinical, counseling and forensic psychology has high demand (22% increase) higher than average by 2020. Public health related occupation such as Epidemiologist, Medical and Health Service Managers have a very high demand too (22-24%). Honestly I don’t know if I am that interested in public health. I dont even know where they work or what do they do? If someone knows more about public health please let me know. </p>

<p>I feel like I have to do some sort of soul search, I like helping people, person to person sort off.</p>

<p>I like applied psychology, not much pay but good job outlook. I can also help individuals in person, which I like to do the most. I like the title of a psychologist too and their duties. I am being very frank. </p>

<p>What I am considering is to become a visiting students at any local college in NYC such as Hunter College and for $10,000 I can fulfill my pre-med curriculum on my own. Something like my own post bac, I am not eligible for post-bac because I have taken too many science credits.</p>

<p>Or at NYU I can be a full time student as an applied psychology major and also take extra credits with a $30,000 loan and fulfill my pre-med curriculum. </p>

<p>How would med school look at this if I fulfill my pre-med curriculum in such a manner? I will have a degree in applied psychology or public health with no loans and also have fulfilled my pre med curriculum with little to moderate amount of loan. </p>

<p>Either way at Binghamton I would end up with a loan of $20,000 and I dont know if I will make it to med-school. Whereas this path at NYU would keep both my dreams running for pre-med and whatever alternative path (psychologist)</p>

<p>Housing in NYC- I can live off campus and I am willing to take up to $5000 loan for rent and food, only if necessary. I can work during the weekend as an NYU EMT or local EMT. I am receiving training and license this summer. </p>

<p>Please elaborate more on public health. You all have been very helpful</p>

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<p>Do you actually have the Steinhardt scholarship in hand? I have to wonder if you would get that with your anonymous Ivy grades.</p>

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<p>Erins dad: Yes, and i am very thankful to God for such great opportunities. My grants are posted. I dont think my grades were that bad, i graduated with a 4.0 from community college, had great recommendations and i also have 2 years biology research experience. the question is more interpersonal rather than what my chances for colleges are. I also have been accepted to boston college, geneseo, american university and umass amherst. But those are not my choices because most of them are out of state- high tuition and other factors.</p>

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<p>I think you are severely underestimating the cost of living in NYC. Check around and see what it will actually cost (rent, food, laundry, transportation cost and time, etc.), then decide if you can really afford it.</p>

<p>Also, look deeper into those part-time EMT jobs. Not sure how many actually exist with pay in NYC.</p>

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<p>Chardo: Yes you are correct, i may be underestimating the cost of living. Let me think about that and do some research on that. I have lived in the triboro areas for the past 4 year, but i am really not willing to commute too much. I want to live off campus walking distance from campus and that is really expensive because its Manhattan. Well i have put down my deposit and i will wait and see. Whatever college seems more accomodating i shall end up there. I just scared to just drop this NYU offer and leave. If i take on campus housing NYU its $32000 which comes as a loan. In my head i picture off campus housing as sharing room no loan, $600 rent monthly which i can work to make up for during the weekend and i get free food (family connection). 600*12=$7200/yr. That is only if i get a room for $600, and out of that 7200 i am willing to pull out $5000 loan. </p>

<p>If i sound foolish with my estimates just let me know with the reply post. Im talkin about living close to NYU greenwich village</p>

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<p>You’ll have to check for yourself, but I doubt you will find a room within walking distance of NYU for anywhere near $600 a month.</p>

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<p>I went to Binghamton as a biology major and took all the pre-med classes. I will say it is VERY competitive and it seems like every biology major is trying to get into medical school. The general science classes are meant to weed people out and the averages on exams are usually in the 60s (usually have a curve though). If you do well in the sciences, their pre-health advisers are very helpful but I don’t know if it would be worth the debt/risk of not doing well. I have a friend who re-took organic chemistry 1 and 2 after getting a B+ and a C+ and he then got an A and an A- and still did not get into medical school from Binghamton. I don’t think Binghamton is the place for soul searching if you don’t go in as a freshman, unless you don’t mind spending more time there than usual. I went there as a transfer student and it was a little overwhelming. If I had gone there as a freshman and knew how important high grades in the sciences were (B+ and better in all your science classes!), I would have more doors open to me right now.</p>