<p>Can anyone here give me some information on how VT premed is? </p>
<p>Virginia tech is my first choice for college and I was wondering if it's a good college to prepare me for med school.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Any thoughts?</p>
<p>It doesn’t matter where you go. I’m a freshman but I have a lot of friends who are doing pre-med (as am I) and they have no complaints. A lot of kids do there pre-med stuff up there so you won’t be alone.</p>
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<p>In short: Where you go does not matter. Undergrad title doesn’t matter, stats & EC’s do.</p>
<p>I know it mostly doesn’t matter but I was hoping to get information on the Biology/Pre-med program there. How are the prereq classes, opportunities, etc.</p>
<p>I know people who are either Bio, Biochem, and/or Chemistry majors doing the premed track. It’ll definitely prepare you…but honestly, ANYWHERE you go can prepare you if you’re willing to study hard. Even a lesser know/lower ranked school.</p>
<p>Not going to lie, classes get hard. Depending on what high school background you’re coming from, the first year may or may not be a bit easier. I know people who struggled with General Chem and Principles of Bio first year and changed their major (mostly people who thought that a Bio major involved too much chemistry.)</p>
<p>After the first year, unless you’re a genius when it comes to Chemistry, is going to be difficult and require lots of studying. I know people with a 3.9 or 4.0 GPA who struggle with Organic Chemistry. It’s a hard class. The Biology classes get a little bit better, but still require a good amount of studying. Then there’s physics, which is also alot of work.</p>
<p>Those are the three main classes I hear most complaints about from my friends in Bio/Biochem/Chem. But there are plenty more…if you tell me what exact major you’re looking into I can give you more specific classes on what you have to take.</p>
<p>About opportunities…there are loads of them! There’s AMSA (American Medical Student Association), Alpha Epsilon Delta (Med Student Honor Society) and lots more. Being in those clubs will definitely give you more opportunities. I know friends who volunteer at the hospital, food bank, etc, most of which they heard of through their clubs.</p>
<p>You’ll get what you put into school. If you try hard, you’ll learn alot and do well in the classes required for med school. Most of my friends freak out because they say they can’t get into med school unless they have a 3.8+ GPA and stellar MCAT scores…who knows if that’s true or not. If you look for the opportunities around Blacksburg, even though at first glance it doesn’t seem like there are many, you’ll find lots.</p>
<p>I was hoping to major in biology. Maybe an emphasis on cellular activity if they allow that.</p>
<p>How about for veterinarians? I was thinking about majoring in Animal Science.</p>
<p>VT has one of the best small animal care programs east of the US. It is very strong. Remember, we are VA’s cow college, :)</p>
<p>A lot of people start with Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise.
[Human</a> Nutrition, Foods and Exercise - College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Virginia Tech](<a href=“http://www.cals.vt.edu/departments/hnfe.php]Human”>http://www.cals.vt.edu/departments/hnfe.php)
go check it out, undergraduate aint as important as graduate if you do decide going in medical field.</p>