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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]You do not want to go to Chicago pre-med[/b]. Go to a slightly less rigorous school with easier grading..so med school application looks great. Do consult on this point with med school students.
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Her medical school will likely be ruined if going to UChicago.  GPA is the king for medical schools.[/quote]

This is terrible advice given by folks who know nothing about how the Curriculum and major choices have changed at UChicago in the past few years

This was true ten years ago, but the school became sensitive to this issue, primarily brought about by Physics, Chemistry, Math and other majors setting aggressive grading curves for  pre-med students. So the College has taken several

1) Introduced a bunch of bu**sh**t core courses that are almost certain A, if you put minimal effort. You may not learn much, but if getting an A is important, you can take these core classes

They have made some courses intentionally  ineligible for major credit for Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Math majors. That removes of these students from these classes, which are now pretty much exclusive pre med classes

Introduced speciality majors like neuroscience that mostly only pre med students are interested in

They give huge support and very strong recommendation letters for students applying to medical school and support then very well

All this means that grade deflation for pre med students is fantasy at Chicago currently.

Only those who don't know the ins and out of the curriculum would make this charge based on outdated information

UChicago has made a very considered decision to become an easy school for pre-professional students even going so far as diluting grading and curricular standards for these students who care a lot about their GPA

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