Your opinions?

[yournamehere]

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Heres my situation, I'm currently enrolled (as in I start my freshmen year next week) at a fairly small college in Georgia. The school I will be going to just started offering bachelor's degrees, as in my class will be the first class to have graduated with a bachelor's degree from this college. I planned on getting a B.S. in biology from here but I'm not sure how that would look on a med school application (as in being the very first class from here with a B.S.).

So, should I stay or should I transfer in 2 years?

 

[greatnt249]

Heres my situation, I'm currently enrolled (as in I start my freshmen year next week) at a fairly small college in Georgia. The school I will be going to just started offering bachelor's degrees, as in my class will be the first class to have graduated with a bachelor's degree from this college. I planned on getting a B.S. in biology from here but I'm not sure how that would look on a med school application (as in being the very first class from here with a B.S.).

So, should I stay or should I transfer in 2 years?

As long as they're accredited, I don't see what the problem is.

 

[Forthegood]

I would be willing to be that medical schools will place more weight on your MCAT score because of this... but I would not necessarily consider this a reason to switch schools.

Try to get a well-rounded, solid education. The rest of the details will fall in line if you can manage that.

 

[Mattabet]

I would be willing to be that medical schools will place more weight on your MCAT score because of this... but I would not necessarily consider this a reason to switch schools.

Try to get a well-rounded, solid education. The rest of the details will fall in line if you can manage that.

I agree 👍. The medical school folk just won't have much background for deciding how rigorous the coursework is, so they'll look to independent sources like the MCAT to corroborate your performance. It's not worth switching, unless you don't feel like you're getting a quality education.