best college for pre-med?
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At most universities you have to pick a major and complete the pre-med requirements which are usually about 4-5 chem classes, 2 physics, 2 biologies etc.  so most students will chose major that already has these classes built into the curriculum, but that is not always the case.  You can major in anything you'd like and still get accepted to medical school as long as you complete the requirements.  \n\nMost major universities have a pre-med program and as for deciding on a school to attend you should definitely consider many other things than just the pre-med program.  Like location, quality, student life, academic life, how you fit in with the students etc.  These are all important factors weighing in you decision since you will be spending four years somewhere.  Hope this helps and good luck!
503577
For help in choosing the school that's right for you, here's a helpful web site: http://studentaid2.ed.gov/gotocollege/collegefinder/\n\nGood luck!
661100
Frankly, any major you enjoy well enough to get good grades in, which will still allow you to get the prerequisites for medical school entry. If you enjoy the major, you'll get the grades. If you work to get the grades in the premedical prerequisites, you should do well.\n\nI have known physicians with majors in: mathematics (that would be me, among others); political science; English; music; physics (One colleague has the know-how to build a fusion bomb. We have talked shop--frightening...); pharmacology; dentistry; and of course, the dime-a-dozen chemistry and biology. Those are the ones I remember, anyhow.\n\nTake it from there. My only other counsel: get a major you can use for a living, just in case Medical School doesn't pan out. \n\n\nI'm going to major in psychology.
301549
Before attending medical school, you will need a 4-year degree from an accredited college or university. So yes, taking the SAT is a good start. As for an undergraduate degree, I would recommend something in biological sciences. It would be good preparation for a medical program.
18624
It really doesn't matter so much where you go to school; what matters is how you do while you're there (and the MCAT). The better the sciences at the school, the better prepared you will be. Go somewhere decent, but go there and seriously tool it up. Baylor and A&M are both plenty good enough to go anywhere if you max out there. If you have the grades, Rice would be at the top of my Texas list. UT is also probably a good bet to be as strong academically as the two you're considering. \n\nGo here, they expand on the same idea as above:\n\nhttp://www.premedonline.com/HS%20advice/hscollege.html
869440
definitely med school
1043791
There is no "pre-med major" at either school but both have many opportunities for people interested in becoming doctors, especially since both have medical schools and hospitals that undergraduates can volunteer in.  There are also "career services" staff that can advise students about med school requirements and such.
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Check this out - just make sure to take all the pre-reqs for med school. You'll be home free\n\nhttp://www.temple.edu/healthadvising/medman.html#CONSIDERING
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Try Goshen College, Ohlone College, or San Antonio College for starters. They all have really good programs, its just a matter of what exactly you want.
970591
This is not a decision you have to make now. I would say at this point just take General Chemistry and General Biology along with general education courses at the community college and concentrate on making good grades. After you have completed these courses you will have a better idea of what you would like to major in - Biology or something like English or History.\n\nIt is true that the more science you have, the better chance you will have on the MCAT but medical schools do not require that you major in a science. In fact, they are pleased when a candidate for med school has a broad liberal arts education in addition to the pre-med requirements.\n\nI wish you well at the community college. It is really important that almost all of your grades are A.\n\ns
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If you really wnat to become a doctor then Pre-med is the way to go.  It wiil prepare you for the rigors of med school.  If you're really not sure, your 1st year should be loaded with general eduacation hours, so hopefully you'll catch on to an area that you feel is what you want to study.\nIf you're concerned about the costs, apply for FAFSA, and every scholarship that you can.  Also, consider community college for the 1st two years and knock out your gen-ed requirements (CC's are typically less expensive), consider public (state) schools.  Private schools are more expensive.\n\nGood luck!
53450
There really isn't a such thing as a "pre-medicine" program anymore. Most medical schools can care less about your major. They are concerned more about GPA, MCAT scores, and what you did in undergrad as far as activities. There are some undergrad programs that are geared more toward preparing you for med school, but if you don't get into med school (most people don't) there isn't very much that you can do with one of these majors. If you are looking at a place to do your undergrad, you may want to look at whether the school has an advisor especially for pre-professional students. I am a premed student and my advisor knows exactly what I need to do to get into med school. Also see if the school has an organization known as Alpha Epsilon Delta. It is a pre-preofessional honor society that has proven to be a good support system for me and allows me to know others in my class.
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Cornell is obviously a very good school.  Go to Princeton Review.com or buy any descent college guides, and you will see what kind of average SATs and GPAs the entering Freshman class gets. \n\nHowever, keep in mind that where you go to undergrad really does not matter all that much.  What is far more important is your curriculum and your academic performance once you are in college. \n\nWith excellent grades in college, membership to academic honors societies, and outstanding grad test scores you'll get in any outstanding med school you want.  It's at this stage you should worry about going to a brand-name school.  Because that will make a huge difference in your professional opportunities.  But, that is really not the case for undergrad.  You could go to your top local State university, save a lot of money, study not quite as hard as your counterpart at Cornell, and get a higher GPA.  In the end, doing so if you are self motivated may get you ahead of the Cornell crowd.
369875
hardly any colleges offer an actual degree in pre-med.  you can, however, persue a degree that will take care of all the prerequisites that med schools require.
838752
I would say UC Davis is the best. \n\nYou could always look up the list online, just type in top 100 medical schools in USA - then look through it for ones in Cali
808072
For pre-med students, a B.S in Biology is better.
882751
Pre-Med for your undergrad work.