<p>@ OP:
I think getting good grades for med school admission depends on your study habits more than anything else. Wherever you go, pre-med is going to require you working hard. However, if you can absorb the material real well in class and know how to study efficiently, you will be able to do well with a lot less effort than someone who has not learned these skills yet. Rice is as difficult as any other top university, but I definitely think it is manageable to do well if you put in a good effort and learn how to study effectively.</p>
<p>Is it true that medical schools don’t really consider the school that you came from? I saw a post on the pre-med student forum and someone said that as long as your GPA is high and MCAT is good, then you’re fine–even if you went to an easy school and took easy classes.</p>
<p>I think that those with a good aptitude should not have too much trouble here. I feel like if you think this is hard, you will find medical school to be impossible. I came from a crappy public school and never studied at all. Here, I have managed to get all As with minimal effort (again except maybe for finals week, lol). I think in upper level courses you’ll have to work harder but these intro courses are a walk in the park. I do not think being premed is supposed to be hard at all. My best advice is to not worry about it. Enjoy senior year and the summer because life only gets better from here on out.</p>
<p>@kira, I think that they may take it into some consideration but it’s not to have that big of a difference. Typically, people who are cut out for medical school are going to shine no matter what school they are in.</p>
<p>Edit: Also, many people decide to not apply to medical school for whatever reason. If you end up not applying it is perfectly okay and being from Rice there are many other fields available for you.</p>