<p>Wow - this thread resonates so much with me. I graduated from UNC in May, and one of the reasons why I can’t say that I truly loved/enjoyed my undergrad experience was because science classes almost killed me. I started out as a Chemistry major (that seems hilarious now), and I quickly realized… wow. This sucks. So much. I can’t even begin to tell you how much time/effort I would put into studying only to take an exam and have it go like I hadn’t studied at all. This eventually became way too demoralizing and I switched to a Humanities major (something I really loved) to save my sanity/mental health. I still minored in Chem though. I had great science professors (Dr. Ashby, Todd Austell, etc), but it was just crazy intense. The tests were designed that way, in my opinion. Usually with curving, etc, everything came out fine in the end but I never knew what my final grade would be until the last dog had died (the kitesurfer is right about how they pick who gets an A, B, etc - it’s usually based off the average). The people I knew who actually got As in most of their science classes just had that psycho, wired, genius factor you need to have to do med school (imo). I feel like there has to be a better system/better way of teaching and testing…</p>
<p>If your kids are practically killing themselves to fulfill the pre-med requirements, I would encourage them to keep an open mind and look into other options too (like the School of Public Health, etc) - it just isn’t worth it to be miserable for 4 years in my opinion.</p>