The HUGE majority of people who go to medical school were not pre-med majors, so what am I missing? No program is going to forbid a kid from preparing to apply for medical school, especially considering you can get in with virtually any undergrad degree (my cousin, who completed his MD at Columbia, did his undergrad in liberal studies at Utah State). Scholarship athletes can get a great education regardless of where they go, it's just that 95% couldn't care less. If you think programs steering athletes into easier academic loads is a Michigan thing, might want to ask former Ohio State RB Robert Smith...or should we automatically strike the Buckeyes off the list as well?

dosch44 wrote: They don't let their players go down the pre med route. Just ask Jim Harbaugh.

There is a difference between Michigan the school and the education the football players get.

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I hate Michigan just as much as anyone here, but I don't really understand your point.  Michigan has a great medical school and their pre-med program obviously benefits from being closely connected to their top-notch hospital and medical program.  We've even sent ND athletes to get checked out by Michigan doctors at the Ann Arbor hospital.  I absolutely hate Michigan, but I think you're a little off on this one, unless I'm misunderstanding your point.

dosch44 wrote: Well, if he wants to be a doc, Michigans out.

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stoptothink wrote: The HUGE majority of people who go to medical school were not pre-med majors, so what am I missing? No program is going to forbid a kid from preparing to apply for medical school, especially considering you can get in with virtually any undergrad degree (my cousin, who completed his MD at Columbia, did his undergrad in liberal studies at Utah State). Scholarship athletes can get a great education regardless of where they go, it's just that 95% couldn't care less. If you think programs steering athletes into easier academic loads is a Michigan thing, might want to ask former Ohio State RB Robert Smith...or should we automatically strike the Buckeyes off the list as well?

dosch44 wrote: They don't let their players go down the pre med route. Just ask Jim Harbaugh.

There is a difference between Michigan the school and the education the football players get.

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--- jsdirish wrote:

I hate Michigan just as much as anyone here, but I don't really understand your point.  Michigan has a great medical school and their pre-med program obviously benefits from being closely connected to their top-notch hospital and medical program.  We've even sent ND athletes to get checked out by Michigan doctors at the Ann Arbor hospital.  I absolutely hate Michigan, but I think you're a little off on this one, unless I'm misunderstanding your point.

dosch44 wrote: Well, if he wants to be a doc, Michigans out.

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Go ahead - strike OSU off of the list too. Programs steer kids to easier "majors" all the time.

The catch is that how many times have we heard a kid say this then commit to a school that doesn't hold his feet to the academic fire.

I'm not disagreeing that programs steer kids to certain programs, but when it comes to getting into med school, the name at the top of your degree, whether michigan or Notre Dame, is what matters.

dosch44 wrote:

stoptothink wrote: The HUGE majority of people who go to medical school were not pre-med majors, so what am I missing? No program is going to forbid a kid from preparing to apply for medical school, especially considering you can get in with virtually any undergrad degree (my cousin, who completed his MD at Columbia, did his undergrad in liberal studies at Utah State). Scholarship athletes can get a great education regardless of where they go, it's just that 95% couldn't care less. If you think programs steering athletes into easier academic loads is a Michigan thing, might want to ask former Ohio State RB Robert Smith...or should we automatically strike the Buckeyes off the list as well?

dosch44 wrote: They don't let their players go down the pre med route. Just ask Jim Harbaugh.

There is a difference between Michigan the school and the education the football players get.

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--- jsdirish wrote:

I hate Michigan just as much as anyone here, but I don't really understand your point.  Michigan has a great medical school and their pre-med program obviously benefits from being closely connected to their top-notch hospital and medical program.  We've even sent ND athletes to get checked out by Michigan doctors at the Ann Arbor hospital.  I absolutely hate Michigan, but I think you're a little off on this one, unless I'm misunderstanding your point.

dosch44 wrote: Well, if he wants to be a doc, Michigans out.

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Go ahead - strike OSU off of the list too. Programs steer kids to easier "majors" all the time.

The catch is that how many times have we heard a kid say this then commit to a school that doesn't hold his feet to the academic fire.

Whether the program steers athletes into specific majors (which they all do) really makes no difference. Fact is, he could do his undergrad in art history at Michigan (or Joe Blow U) and get into medical school as long as he has a decent GPA and scores in the ~35 range on the MCAT. 

jsdirish wrote: I'm not disagreeing that programs steer kids to certain programs, but when it comes to getting into med school, the name at the top of your degree, whether michigan or Notre Dame, is what matters.

dosch44 wrote:

stoptothink wrote: The HUGE majority of people who go to medical school were not pre-med majors, so what am I missing? No program is going to forbid a kid from preparing to apply for medical school, especially considering you can get in with virtually any undergrad degree (my cousin, who completed his MD at Columbia, did his undergrad in liberal studies at Utah State). Scholarship athletes can get a great education regardless of where they go, it's just that 95% couldn't care less. If you think programs steering athletes into easier academic loads is a Michigan thing, might want to ask former Ohio State RB Robert Smith...or should we automatically strike the Buckeyes off the list as well?

dosch44 wrote: They don't let their players go down the pre med route. Just ask Jim Harbaugh.

There is a difference between Michigan the school and the education the football players get.

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--- jsdirish wrote:

I hate Michigan just as much as anyone here, but I don't really understand your point.  Michigan has a great medical school and their pre-med program obviously benefits from being closely connected to their top-notch hospital and medical program.  We've even sent ND athletes to get checked out by Michigan doctors at the Ann Arbor hospital.  I absolutely hate Michigan, but I think you're a little off on this one, unless I'm misunderstanding your point.

dosch44 wrote: Well, if he wants to be a doc, Michigans out.

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Go ahead - strike OSU off of the list too. Programs steer kids to easier "majors" all the time.

The catch is that how many times have we heard a kid say this then commit to a school that doesn't hold his feet to the academic fire.

An OSU football player who graduates in premed is going to have 0 problem getting into the OSU school of medicine...