Despite its rigor, Briggs people gets perks that others who are just general science don't. My younger brother's friend was considering it and my Briggs friends said that they have more access to help labs than regular biology students. I bet it usually helps to be with like-minded students who want to go to medical school too, since Briggs and Madison both had Rhodes Scholars nominations this past year I believe.
And plus you dont have to take lyman briggs courses, you have the choice of taking university courses too. The food does not suck at all, Holmes has the best cafeteria in all of east neighborhood. Plus it is the only cafeteria in east neighborhood that is open until 12AM so all the other dorms have to come here if they want food after 8pm. Its not just a bunch of nerds and geeks. If you want to find a crowd that parties a lot you will find one and if you want to find a crowd that studies a lot you will find that too.
And all the help you need for all your classes will be in the same building, such as tutoring, or extra help from the TA's and professor's offices as well. SOOO choose briggs. Im glad I did. Do you think applying in early october was a little too late?
If you are not in one of the direct programs you will need to pass the MCATs with a great score. I think Lyman Briggs with a combination of honors college is probably the best option for her to get into medical school over UMich.
Depends on how hard she is willing to work and the effort she is going to put into doing her undergrad work will determine if she gets into Medical School. Not the name on the undergrad degree. Also I would recommend your daughter to go into something different than strictly pre-med, biochem, chemistry, etc. My recommendation would be to have her go into Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering, etc.
Also if Medical School doesn't work out then she has a strong degree that she can fall back on. Hope this helps. PM me with any questions. Went to MSU.
Did not do Briggs, majored in Kinesiology. PM if you have questions. Know a lot of people who went to medical school via Briggs. I did the opposite med school via traditional degree path because I didn't want to be shoehorned into some bio-related in case I decided to switch later.
My friends in Briggs loved it, and I loved my path outside of it. Both have pros and cons. Point is - she can get to medical school both ways. Neither will help or harm her. Most of the other stuff is pointless and nobody cares if you were or weren't in it - but it gives you priority enrollment into classes and it's awesome in terms of getting your schedule set up the way you want it.
Definitely a big plus, and some med schools actually place some emphasis on "Honors courses" and stuff CMU's new school comes to mind so that could be another benefit. None of the honors courses are hard often easier cuz the professors don't care about making sure enough people are failing and most of them are interesting. Agree above about the Professorial Assistantship if that's an option. Research is an important part of med school admissions so getting some experience from day 1 and getting paid to do it is a big help.
I did the PA and ended up with a ton of research-related stuff on my application which ended up being a huge benefit and covering for other weaknesses in my app. It comes down to price and comfort between both. It's all about what you do. I'm more than happy to answer any further questions you may have here or via PM about anything regarding the process - I went through the same decision as your daughter so I don't mind sharing my thoughts. Yea I agree with this.
It is what you make of your undergrad and how hard you work more so than where you go. I think having the honors college name helps you in the application process as well. I think Lyman Briggs is more of a system that gives you a science focus learning and helps you put in touch with people that want to go the science route but definitely won't differentiate you in the application process. For a long time I wanted to do Ortho, but I have a good mentor who is an orthopedic hand surgeon.
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But what they all share is their unquenchable motivation to contribute to society through careers in science or medicine. We want all Briggs students to pursue their dreams of scientific excellence without financial barriers. Goal 2: We will encourage every student to undertake inquiry-based research of the highest caliber as part of their Briggs coursework.
Working on a faculty-mentored research team ignites new enthusiasm in students at every academic level. Using course material in a research project makes it come to life in a new way; extra opportunities to talk with professors lead to life-changing advice. All Briggs students should benefit from a research experience that unlocks their potential for scientific achievement. Goal 3: We will undertake world-class scholarship on college teaching and learning, so that our students will have the best possible education and share our insights with inter national colleagues.
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