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Last post 10-10-2008 11:53 AM by BUMegan. 3 replies.
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  • 10-09-2008 11:20 PM

    what is a typical day like at butler for a pre-med student

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  • 10-10-2008 8:54 AM In reply to

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    I would say it's similar to a pre-pharmacy student, but Ashlen can correct me if I'm wrong.  Read her post titled "Day in the Life of a Pharmacy Student".

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  • 10-10-2008 10:08 AM In reply to

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    I would imagine that a premed student would major in chemistry and/or biology. So I think that a premed student would probably be very similar to a pre-pharmacy student. It will consist of a lot of science classes (including physics, which us pharmacy students get to avoid) with a lot of labs. Of course, that will be on top of the liberal arts requirements for graduation. A lot of science / pharmacy / PA majors like to think that their liberal arts classes aren't important, but I think that some of them can be really useful, particularly the English classes. Going into a health care profession, I think it's key that you can communicate well to avoid errors that could harm the patient (but this is just me on my soapbox!)

    Just as a sidenote, I think everyone who's taken chemistry at Butler would agree that our chem department is pretty strong. There's a bit of a rivalry between pharmacy and chemistry majors, but I still have a lot of respect for chemistry majors. They're a really smart bunch of people! Everyone that I know or have heard of that has majored in Chemistry has headed off to medical school or graduate school, so it's a major I would definitely consider!

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  • 10-10-2008 11:53 AM In reply to

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    A "day in the life" of a pre-med student might actually be very different from one student to the next. Pre-med is not a major at Butler, it's a concentration area and supplement to what your primary area of study is. Now, for a lot of pre-med students, that major IS Chemistry or Biology, but it doesn't necessarily have to be. You can choose to major in whatever you like and utilize our Post-graduate studies/Pre-Professional office for advice/guidance/assistance.

    To get a better idea of what I mean, and to see what we offer, this website will help:

    http://www.butler.edu/postgraduate/

    Check it out! If you have further questions, please let me know. Good luck with everything!!

    Megan ORourke
    Admission Counselor
    Butler University
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