<p>I am a Vandy freshman who just finished my first semester at Vanderbilt. I am pre-med who plans on majoring in English. I was wondering what my chances are for transfering to WashU for my sophmore year.</p>
<p>First Semester Stats
Asian Male-Parents are Texas Residents
GPA- 3.55
Took 18 Hours my first semester.</p>
<p>Ecs in College-
Intramural Football
Pre-Med Club
Youth Club
Did Research for 3 weeks at Vanderbilt's Medical Schools
Shadowed a Doctor for 100 Hours at Vanderbilt's Hospital</p>
<p>High School Stats
Unweighted Gpa - 3.8/4.0
Weighted Gpa-4.1/4.0
Class Rank- Top 14 percent at a Huge Public School---fml
10 A.P.s
Sat Score - 2210/2400 (Total)
1490/1600 (Reading and Math only)</p>
<p>Ecs in High School
Pre-Med Club
Tennis
Asian Club
Youth Club
National Honor Society</p>
<p>Why do you want to leave Vanderbilt!!!</p>
<p>Vanderbilt is not as academically stimulating as I had hoped for. However, I really enjoy the social scene here. (A bit too much, because it distracts me from my work).</p>
<p>I’m a WashU freshman now, I would say you have a pretty good shot, but what do I know? </p>
<p>WashU is definitely very intellectually stimulating if you find the right group of people. Maybe Vandy is too…</p>
<p>How hard is it do well in WashU’s Pre-med Classes. I was enrolled in 2 intro science classes at Vandy (WEEDER CLASSES) and they were really tough. We started out with 80 kids in my Bio and Chem class, and when the final came around we only had 50 kids left(and its only the first semester!). I made an A- in Bio and a B- in Chem(it was my only B that semester, so mad about it).</p>
<p>Why isn’t anyone responding? 1 person? bump 10char</p>
<p>from what i know about pre-med here, i’d say that it would be difficult for you. Wash U is generally regarded as having one of the best regarded/toughest (if not THE best regarded/toughest) pre-med program in the country. you should expect a similar level, if not greater level, of difficulty at wash u than you’ve experienced at vanderbilt.</p>
<p>there are a lot of kids at Wash U who begin pre-med but then decide to change by sophomore/junior year. this is similar at any top-tier school though. a lot of the time it is because they couldn’t handle it, sometimes it’s because studying to be a doctor isn’t what they thought it would be, sometimes its because you want to do something different. for people i know who are in medical school and graduated wash u pre-med, they say they are having a pretty easy time because they were exceptionally well prepared by finishing pre-med here. </p>
<p>Anyway, what I’m getting at is that there is a lot of people at Wash U who stop being pre-med because they can’t handle it… SO, if you are someone who is trying to transfer into such a program where many people leave because of grades, then would probably need to have AMAZING grades at the school you are currently at. Your grades seem to be okay, but Chemistry (especially Orgo) at Wash U is the BANE of existence of pre-meds here, so I think your B- in your chem class might work against you. I’d say the things working positively for you would be your SAT scores and your research… most pre-med kids I know here do research so that would probably look good.</p>
<p>^^As I’ve stated elsewhere, there is no question that Wash U’s medical school is among the very finest in the country. It is also no surprise to see people express the opinion that it has a top-flight and very rigorous pre-med curriculum, but there’s no need to exaggerate (as in “if not THE best/toughest…”). It is sufficient to note - accurately - that Wash U is a fabulous school with a terrific pre-med program.</p>