<p>Hi Guys,
I'm going to be a senior next year and I'm really interested in lehigh but I really have not heard of anything about Lehigh's pre-med program. If anyone could share their experiences with the system and how well students do. How many students typically leave the track and how the teachers are in supporting students in gaining admission into an M.D school! does ap calc, ap chem help a student get an A in chem and calc or nah?</p>
<p>anyone have an idea??</p>
<p>You should apply to the lehigh/drexel accelerated program!</p>
<p>If by premed program you mean premed advisory group I would say its not the greatest. It seems to be just one woman, who whenever you ask for help gives some answer you can find on the internet in less than a minute and then directs you to like her page on facebook. However, Lehigh usually has students from each graduating class go onto the top medical schools such as Harvard, John Hopkins, Yale, Penn, etc. Premed is mostly 99% of what the student does and 1% the school. Lehigh does provide rigorous courses which I have heard prepares you well for the MCAT. As for does AP Calc and Chem help you to get an A in the college chem and calc. The answer is yes if you plan on giving up on the credit and taking the class again, I got a 4 on chem in high school and a five on calc, Chemistry proved to be a lot easier for me than it was for other students and as for Calc I used my credit and decided to take the engineering calc II which is a little more difficult than the premed calc, but was still definitely doable. However, I have been told premed calculus here are easy As if you had taken AP Calc AB and BC in high school.</p>
<p>I’m premed myself so I can hopefully answer any questions you have. The Premed advisor is OK, and does provide some good opportunities, but yes, it’s mostly what you do yourself that will get you into medical school. AMSA is a growing club on campus and provides several presentations that can help get you in the mindset as well.</p>
<p>Also regarding calculus, mbirabaharan, I think you’re a little bit mistaken… There is no premed calculus or engineering calculus. There is normal calculus (21/22/23) and calculus for people that struggle with calculus (51/52) that have to take it… I don’t know any premeds personally that took the 51 route. You might be thinking of physics in which there is introductory physics, for engineers, and biophysics (“general” physics) which is different material that is a bit easier.</p>
<p>Almost all premeds I know had taken Calc 51 and 52. It is the recommended calculus for biology and some chemistry majors, which a majority are premeds. I wouldnt say 51/52 is for people who struggle with calculus, maybe you’re thinking of 75/76? My advisor also referred the 51/52 sequence as the premed Calculus as well</p>
<p>I guess we can agree to disagree. What department is your adviser in? I know a lot of the chemistry and biological sciences faculty and I’ve never heard them recommend 51/52 to anyone who doesn’t struggle with calculus.</p>
<p>I’ve actually head a tenured faculty (who isn’t very well liked among other professors) refer to 51/52 as “calculus for vegetables” – this is obviously extremely rude but shows what the math department thinks of the courses. And i don’t think Mary Ellen (the premed adviser) recommends 51/52 either – at least she didn’t to me! Your premed friends may just struggle with math, which is fine as calculus isn’t super necessary for medicine, but it’s not for all premeds.</p>