Anonymous
Post 10/09/2024 14:31     Subject: New England schools for biomedical/pre-med
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Anonymous wrote:How does a freshman have a GPA now and multiple national awards for…history? Sounds weird.


She took high school credit classes in 7th/8th grade, competed in the National History Day competition through her school


Are you sure those classes count for HS GPA?


Yes, they are on her transcript.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2024 13:56     Subject: New England schools for biomedical/pre-med
Anonymous wrote:Please go away and come back in two years. For your daughter’s sake.

Meanwhile, know that New York is not New England — and never the twain shall meet.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2024 13:39     Subject: New England schools for biomedical/pre-med
FWIW, I knew a handful of people who at 14 knew precisely what they wanted to do in life. None actually did those things. Most did other interesting things. I don’t know anyone who wishes they’d flawlessly executed their 14-year-old vision for their life.

Reminds me of that line from the movie Dan in Real Life — instead of telling our kids to plan ahead, we should tell them to plan to be surprised.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2024 12:19     Subject: New England schools for biomedical/pre-med
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Anonymous wrote:Looking for good schools in the New England area (other than Ivies cause I know that's a crapshoot) with a strong biomedical/pre-med program. DD's a freshman, 4.3 gpa uw (her district weights A+ as 4.3). Strong ECs (Girl Scouts, student government, theater) with leadership roles in each, and a few national awards for history. Considering a double major in musical theater, so also looking for schools with a good program for that (Columbia-Julliard program perhaps?) Wants a mid-size college, would prefer suburban to city with the exception of NYC. We will definitely not be full-pay, but will most likely not receive any need-based aid. Possible pathways in medicine she's currently looking into are vaccine research and neonatology.


BU


+1
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2024 12:13     Subject: New England schools for biomedical/pre-med
Anonymous wrote:Looking for good schools in the New England area (other than Ivies cause I know that's a crapshoot) with a strong biomedical/pre-med program. DD's a freshman, 4.3 gpa uw (her district weights A+ as 4.3). Strong ECs (Girl Scouts, student government, theater) with leadership roles in each, and a few national awards for history. Considering a double major in musical theater, so also looking for schools with a good program for that (Columbia-Julliard program perhaps?) Wants a mid-size college, would prefer suburban to city with the exception of NYC. We will definitely not be full-pay, but will most likely not receive any need-based aid. Possible pathways in medicine she's currently looking into are vaccine research and neonatology.


BU
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2024 11:43     Subject: New England schools for biomedical/pre-med
Boston College, Boston Univ, Tufts, Northeastern
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2024 11:39     Subject: New England schools for biomedical/pre-med
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:How does a freshman have a GPA now and multiple national awards for…history? Sounds weird.


As well as the fact that she knows what she wants to specialize in after medical school.

The kid is a freshman in high school.

I fear for her mental health.


This is just a 14 yo with big dreams that her mother is taking way too seriously.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2024 10:28     Subject: New England schools for biomedical/pre-med
Mount Holyoke.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2024 10:27     Subject: New England schools for biomedical/pre-med
Anonymous wrote:How does a freshman have a GPA now and multiple national awards for…history? Sounds weird.


As well as the fact that she knows what she wants to specialize in after medical school.

The kid is a freshman in high school.

I fear for her mental health.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2024 10:23     Subject: Re:New England schools for biomedical/pre-med
Consider a direct med program for her. GW has a great one.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2024 10:03     Subject: New England schools for biomedical/pre-med
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Anonymous wrote:Please go away and come back in two years. For your daughter’s sake.


+1! It’s fall of her freshman year. Stop it.


agree - i'm skeptical of the report that a 14 year old has landed on vaccine research and neonatology as a desired career path


She's always loved biology and chemistry, and got really into the science behind mRNA vaccines during COVID. Neonatology is a newer interest, and she did a lot of research into that career over the summer and really enjoyed it


Research meaning that she understands that 14 years of her life beyond HS will be dedicated to the pursuit of science/medicine/babies? And that lots of folks change their intended speciality in Med School.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2024 10:01     Subject: Re:New England schools for biomedical/pre-med
Johns Hopkins is the very best.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2024 09:59     Subject: New England schools for biomedical/pre-med
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Anonymous wrote:Please go away and come back in two years. For your daughter’s sake.


+1. Your daughter hasn’t done enough work in HS classes for you to be quoting a GPA or strength of EC’s. You said not considering Ivies then mention Columbia??? A lot can change throughout HS. Give it a year and a half then revisit this discussion.


Columbia seems like an easier ivy to get into, she's most likely going to apply to HYP and maybe some others but she likes the idea of the Columbia/Julliard program.

She needs to start looking at colleges now, while she's planning out her high school ECs and courses, she can't just wait until junior year. That's stupid.


You don't need to look at colleges to plan out your ECs and courses.


Well, for example, UVA (we're in VA) wants kids to go up to AP Lang, but other schools arent. If she's not shooting for UVA, she doesn't necessarily need to do AP Lang in favor of another AP science that would fit her career path better.


Get a spreadsheet, map out four years of rigorous course schedule across core classes and interest and review each year. Unless your child is at a really small school she’s going to have fierce competition in HS. If she’s a normal public school kid in VA she will not be the only one who has taken several HS classes while in MS.

Admission to Julliard is its own ball of wax. If she’s thinking about being there it’s obvious that her EC’s are going to revolve heavily around some form of arts (music, dance). So why doesn’t she first try balancing several AP science courses with a rigorous afterschool arts program schedule and then determine if the Columbia/Julliard path makes sense.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2024 09:50     Subject: New England schools for biomedical/pre-med
Anonymous wrote:It is going to be really hard to be engaged in musical theater and be premed.


I was a STEM major who did sound for a couple theater productions in college. But I did also get paid.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2024 09:48     Subject: New England schools for biomedical/pre-med
It is going to be really hard to be engaged in musical theater and be premed.