ASU Pre med

[bjt223]

Hey guys,

Just wondering I just got accepted to Arizona State University as a bio major and I'm having my doubts on going to ASU. What you think about ASU for pre med and does a lot of student get accepted to medical school from ASU?

thanks.

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[DocGodfather]

Hey guys,

Just wondering I just got accepted to Arizona State University as a bio major and I'm having my doubts on going to ASU. What you think about ASU for pre med and does a lot of student get accepted to medical school from ASU?

thanks.

Do you have other schools lined up to take you besides ASU?

 

[bjt223]

As of right now, nope. I'll wait for more schools to come up. Just wondering what's the pros and cons about doing pre med at ASU? beside having a degree in ASU jokes.

 

[1TB4RKSB4CK]

Unless you are gunning for top tier med schools, or you are going to a really crappy, for-profit, or unaccredited university, most med schools wont really care where you got your degree from.

 

[mipp0]

Unless you are gunning for top tier med schools, or you are going to a really crappy, for-profit, or unaccredited university, most med schools wont really care where you got your degree from.

Hmmm...I would respectfully disagree...to an extent. I think school name does play a factor for II, as THE VAST MAJORITY of the students whom I've interviewed with (multiple interviews) came from BIG NAME schools (UC, Ivy, Reputable private and liberal arts schools). The schools also provided a "school list" of where matriculants came from, and again, same pattern.

I asked my 2 close friends about this in their interviews, and we've all agreed there is a pattern. Altogether, we've attended over 20 interviews...same pattern...

I think this is absolutely unfair, but a sad reality. Of course there are lurking variables like research opportunities, services available to students, but c'mon, the same schools disproportionately represented in every interview?

Please don't proceed to flame me. I have no reason to lie and am only sharing my observations. I hope I'm wrong, but let's face reality here, this kind of BS politics will always be in play unfortunately. If you attend a small or less reputable school, you'll have to do EXTREMELY well to stand out.

My 2 centz.

 

[Stumpyman]

Hmmm...I would respectfully disagree...to an extent. I think school name does play a factor for II, as THE VAST MAJORITY of the students whom I've interviewed with (multiple interviews) came from BIG NAME schools (UC, Ivy, Reputable private and liberal arts schools). The schools also provided a "school list" of where matriculants came from, and again, same pattern.

I asked my 2 close friends about this in their interviews, and we've all agreed there is a pattern. Altogether, we've attended over 20 interviews...same pattern...

I think this is absolutely unfair, but a sad reality. Of course there are lurking variables like research opportunities, services available to students, but c'mon, the same schools disproportionately represented in every interview?

Please don't proceed to flame me. I have no reason to lie and am only sharing my observations. I hope I'm wrong, but let's face reality here, this kind of BS politics will always be in play unfortunately. If you attend a small or less reputable school, you'll have to do EXTREMELY well to stand out.

My 2 centz.

I agree that there are a lot of people coming from great schools to interviews, however, one could argue that the better schools have better students anyways.

And, wouldn't it be easier to stand out at a less reputable school?

Not encouraging OP to go to a less reputable school BTW.

 

[mipp0]

The fraction of undergraduates that wants to be a physician varies a lot from one college to the next.

ASU is huge. I would imagine there is a sizable pre-med population there, but who knows?

As I mentioned, there are many lurking variables. I believe there is some meaningful correlation between invitation to interview and school prestige, but to what degree we can disagree.

I was just sharing my observations. We all know school prestige tips the scale, but how much? I think you all brought up great points.

Regardless, no point in getting into a protracted argument about this.

OP, just something to be aware of.

 

[aSagacious]

Moving to hSDN.

 

[mmmcdowe]

I attended ASU and the Barrett Honors College before medical school. Despite its party school reputation, ASU is a major university with substantial academic resources. Class size ranges from 15-300 depending on the course and if you take it through the honors college or not. ASU has a large pre-med program on an absolute scale, but not relative. For its size, one might expect a much larger program. There are plenty of opportunities to volunteer and get involved on campus as well as at the Phoenix Mayo Clinic (which apparently is partnering with ASU to build another Mayo branch med school).

I personally don't know how easy ASU classes are relative to "top" schools, but I can tell you that I found them to be adequate preparation for the MCAT and for medical school. I also had no problems along the interview trail for being from ASU. Yes, top schools do send a lot of students to top medical schools. But the fact of the matter is top schools pump out a lot of applicants (UCLA sends like 800?) and they tend to have better applicants for the obvious reason that top high schoolers often go to them. It's all good though, because I have ASU friends at Stamford, Johns Hopkins, Harvard, UVA, Pitt, etc.

 

[Slack3r]

Just wondering what's the pros and cons about doing pre med at ASU?

Pros:
- you will probably find a few future porn stars in your classes (future trophy wife?)
- watching ASU lose in every sport to UA will get old, so you won't be distracted by athletics (more time to focus on your studies?)
- if you can color inside the lines, you'll be sure to get A's (do I hear "valedictorian"?)

Cons:
- your degree will likely be signed in crayon
- you'll probably leave ASU with some form of venereal disease

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7RmG4IM1dU&feature=related[/YOUTUBE]

Long story short: man up and go to UA like a real person

 

[UltimateHombre]

Since ASU has 70K+ students we have a ton of money and are a R1 research university. The research opportunities for undergrads are plentiful and we have a strong physical sciences department. There are also opportunities to be a lab assistant or teaching assistant as an undergrad which is pretty awesome!

I am a member of the predental club and we have about 50+ active members and i think the premed club has about 150+ active members. They provide more than enough volunteer opportunities and internships for you.

ASU is also widely known for its top 30 business program, top 50 law school, and top 30 education and engineering programs.

 

[Ashers]

ASU is a fine school to go to before med school. I am friends with people who went to ASU for med school. It's not a bad school considering it's not UA (Go CATS!). There were a couple of people in my med school class from there, and now there has been people in my residency who went to ASU.

I do miss Sparky... the new logo is weird. If UA ever changes their logos, I'll be really sad.

 

[micromac]

As an ASU grad I can tell you that education, regardless of the institution that fosters is, is what you make of it. I think the worst part of graduating from ASU is having to have Jan Brewer's signature on my diploma . Granted, ASU is the joke of the country but as with most biases and negative points of view, it is rooted in simple ignorance. ASU has tons of top of the line professors, experts in their fields that are extremely dedicated to their academic pursuits and to their students. You find out who those professors are and you take their classes and you do research with them and you become involved in the many excellent ECs that are available on campus and you tailor the school into your own little liberal arts college with the best professors you can find. You decide what your GPA is gonna look like (at ASU or at any other school) and how dedicated you are gonna be in your studies which is gonna determine how you do on the MCAT, which in concert ultimately play an enormous role in your admission decision.

I was going to go to a small liberal arts college in upstate NY, but ultimately decided against it and stayed at ASU. A lot of things would have been different had I gone to that smaller school, but the opportunities you are afforded at ASU are just as good as those offered at other schools. There's a reason Mayo Clinic is opening a medical school in partnership with ASU (http://www.mayoclinic.org/news2011-sct/6460.html?rss-feedid=1), it is setting itself apart from all the other state schools more and more. On top of that, the Phoenix area is becoming a huge biomedical center with the establishment of TGen, the Arizona Biomedical Collaborative and other next generation genomics companies settling in the Phoenix area. Your opportunities through TGen w/ASU are pretty awesome (http://www.tgen.org/education/index.cfm?pageid=648).

I'll leave it at that, but if you have any questions, feel free to PM me. In the meantime, check out my MDapplicants profile here, I think you'll be surprised with what going to ASU can help you accomplish http://mdapplicants.com/profile.php?id=24862&refname=Home&refuri=index.php

Good luck wherever you end up going!!

 

[Mazdude1]

Pros:
- you will probably find a few future porn stars in your classes (future trophy wife?)
- watching ASU lose in every sport to UA will get old, so you won't be distracted by athletics (more time to focus on your studies?)
- if you can color inside the lines, you'll be sure to get A's (do I hear "valedictorian"?)

Cons:
- your degree will likely be signed in crayon
- you'll probably leave ASU with some form of venereal disease

[YOUTUBE][/YOUTUBE]

Long story short: man up and go to UA like a real person

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This may have been true uhh.... a DECADE ago, but reality is that ASU/Barrett The Honors College are way better than U of A in general ranging from academics, to campus life, and many other aspects. My organic chemistry I class at UA was a joke. There was like a 30 point curve on one of the exams. I struggled like I never had to pull off an A- in my Orgo II class at ASU, in which I learned a vast majority more relative to my friends to who remained at UA and took orgo II there also.

The amount of opportunities as a premed student as ASU are much more in comparison to the very limited opportunities available in tucson. As a sophomore I published first author through the Biodesign institute at ASU and UA wouldn't even bat and eye to give me the opportunity to be a research grunt.

ASU for the win.

 

[Technology]

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This may have been true uhh.... a DECADE ago.

More like four years ago!

The OP has likely already graduated college.

Please do not bump any of the anachronistic threads on FSDN.

 

[DetectiveAlonzo]

ASU will be a great option....if you don't party and are serious about your studies and application... it offers you the opportunity to outgun all the other pretentious pre-meds.

Finna be settin' curves outchea fammmm.

 

[Technology]

ASU will be a great option....if you don't party and are serious about your studies and application... it offers you the opportunity to outgun all the other pretentious pre-meds.

Finna be settin' curves outchea fammmm.

The OP has likely already graduated college.

Please do not bump any of the anachronistic threads on FSDN.