pre med advisor

[hopetobedoctor]

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just wondering how important is an pre med advisor in the college ? do anyone ever had a bad experience with a pre med advisor?
which colleges has the best pre med advisor
thanks for any imput 🙂

 

[I'm No Superman]

Not in college yet, but from my HS experience and from what I've heard on the forum...

SDN>Premed advisor

Of course there are bound to be excellent premed advisors, but many are subpar from what I've read.

Edit: 100th post!

 

[hopetobedoctor]

anyone went to any of these suny colleges for pre med ? some says that the science classes are hard to get and also classes are too large,
pre med advisor is not helpful since there are so many pre med students and cant get all the info or help needed
but you cant beat the price if you are in state student 🙂
also wondering if you can finish being a bio major in 4 yrs. or need 5 or 6 ?
thanks for any info🙂

 

[Gigantron]

While pre-med advisors may not be as knowledgable as some of the posters on SDN, you should still make an effort to get to know them anyway. It might help if your school requires that you to have a "pre-med" committee letter when you apply to medical schools, or if you're seeking a LOR from them individually. It certainly can't hurt to make an effort to get to know them.

Most people finish a typical Biology Major in four years.

 

[loveoforganic]

Get advice from your premed adviser, cross reference with SDN. Get advice from SDN, cross reference with premed adviser. Disparity? Cross reference elsewhere, come to a conclusion with your own logic

 

[Seahawk]

My advisors are all jokes.

 

[CuttingCorneas]

My premed advisor's pretty good with general information (school requirements, interview details, etc), but:

1) She has way too many students, and barely tries to get to know any of them besides the premed club officers (the suck-ups).

2) She takes forever to answer your questions, and when she does, it's usually just generic information.

3) She's almost never available, or the line is way too long to see her.

As one of the above posters mentioned, I mainly used her for my committee interview, as well as my AMCAS information. I'd say go in and see your advisor at the most once a semester, but don't worry about them not knowing or remembering who you are. Just make them a baseline to make sure you're staying on track.

 

[orthomyxo]

Most advisers don't know a damn thing. Unless your school offers a pre-med committee letter, don't even bother talking to yours regularly.

 

[CuttingCorneas]

Most advisers don't know a damn thing. Unless your school offers a pre-med committee letter, don't even bother talking to yours regularly.

Ha, my school does a committee letter. I still don't talk to my advisor. It doesn't make a difference.

 

[ANEShopeful2018]

I heard Rice's pre-med advisors are decent. Hope thats true

 

[CerebroDad]

The premed advisor is your starting point; I strongly disagree with anyone who says you don't need him/her at all. Some schools even require that you see your advisor before you can sign up your first semester college classes.

The ultimate authority, however, is the office of admissions at the med schools you wish to apply to. Talk to your pre-med advisor first, then check with the med schools (through their website, email, or by calling them) to be 100% sure you understand their requirements, their cutoffs, and what you need to be competitive.

Premed advisors often give broad advice that may leave out things you need to know for a particular subset of schools, but they're still important enough that you should meet with them (~once per semester) to make sure you're on track.

 

[deleted357625]

just wondering how important is an pre med advisor in the college ? do anyone ever had a bad experience with a pre med advisor?
which colleges has the best pre med advisor
thanks for any imput 🙂

yes pre-med advisors are horrible. Honestly any advisor in general. They discourage you and lead you in the wrong directions.

Learn on your own and go to them if you really need to just to hear what they have to say.

 

[Samoa]

Pre-med advising is very hit-or-miss, and the quality is highly variable between schools, and between different advisors at the same school.

Use your school's services to their fullest, keeping in mind that they may have absolutely no clue what they're doing. Also seek out any other source you can find. If two or more sources are telling you similar things, it's probably a pretty reliable piece of info. if there's a lot of disagreement, make note of that as well.

Hands down, the best perspectives and advice I found about med school application issues and the MCAT came from SDN.