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re: Centenary vs Northwestern State
Posted on 2/9/25 at 7:28 am to YouKnowImRight
Posted on 2/9/25 at 7:28 am to YouKnowImRight
My son graduates medical school in May. He would tell you to take the most fiscally sound option for undergrad. It’s all about the MCAT. He could have went to BU, Duke, UTa, or Vandy for undergrad but took the free ride to LSU instead. Save your money so you can help a little with med school to keep her loans smaller.
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Posted on 2/9/25 at 7:31 am to BOSCEAUX
quote:Great info! Thanks
BOSCEAUX
This post was edited on 2/9/25 at 7:32 am
Posted on 2/9/25 at 7:38 am to BOSCEAUX
quote:
It’s all about the MCAT
Or you can go to medical school in the Caribbean and not even have to take the MCAT.
Posted on 2/9/25 at 7:39 am to Cooler
$12,000 a year isn’t much money at all. I’d pay that to go to Centenary over Northwestern State. It’s objectively a better school in terms of academics. She’ll have smaller classes, she’ll be surrounded with better students, collectively, and she’ll have access to LSUMC-Shreveport. Not that this really means much, but looking at each school’s endowment/financial health, NSU is at $20,000,000, and Centenary is at $120,000,000. I’m not sure if that’s something to take into account, but perhaps Centenary has better professors, labs, clinics, school resources and so forth? Both are really hood, but I’d rather live in Shreveport as opposed to Natchitoches. There’s more to do.
This post was edited on 2/9/25 at 7:47 am
Posted on 2/9/25 at 7:40 am to ctiger69
quote:
Or you can go to medical school in the Caribbean and not even have to take the MCAT
Caribbean sounds nice.
Posted on 2/9/25 at 7:51 am to Cooler
NSU is a solid school and would be a good foundation for post graduate.
Getting out of undergrad debt free is very important.
Getting out of undergrad debt free is very important.
Posted on 2/9/25 at 8:22 am to EZE Tiger Fan
quote:
NSU is a solid school
NSU has a shite ton of first generation college students and a pretty low overall gpa. I know people that went there that ended up doing more than fine, it’s of course possible, but it is objectively not a solid school.
I would not want my kids surrounding themselves with a large part of the NW enrollment
This post was edited on 2/9/25 at 8:24 am
Posted on 2/9/25 at 8:50 am to Mingo Was His NameO
She has been accepted to the NSU Scholors College. Not sure if that makes a difference...
with who she will be surrounded by.
with who she will be surrounded by.
This post was edited on 2/9/25 at 8:51 am
Posted on 2/9/25 at 9:57 am to Cooler
My son was considering swimming at centenary. We toured the campus and it was really run down but they were pouring money into the athletic facilities. At the time he wasn’t interested in medicine but they have an agreement with lsu Shreveport med school. I think if they finish the pre med program with a certain gpa they are guaranteed an interview or something like that.
Posted on 2/9/25 at 9:58 am to magicman534
Scheduled a tour of Centenary this month. Due dilligence.
Posted on 2/9/25 at 10:17 am to Cryptococcus
I don’t think it matters too much where you go to undergrad as long as your MCAT score is good
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Posted on 2/9/25 at 10:40 am to cypresstiger
MCAT
GPA
Get involved with the school
I was the president of the pre med club and the president of tri beta (the biology honor society at NSU).
Medical schools want you to be smart but also able to work with people, from patients to nurses to hospital administrators.
I remember the dean of student affairs at LSU HSC Shreveport (or whatever it’s called now) once told a group of applicants when asked about extracurricular activities, “I want y’all to go out there and try to sell used cars.” I think what he was saying was that he wanted students, future doctors, that knew how to work with people from all walks of like, from the crack head on the street to the governor.
GPA
Get involved with the school
I was the president of the pre med club and the president of tri beta (the biology honor society at NSU).
Medical schools want you to be smart but also able to work with people, from patients to nurses to hospital administrators.
I remember the dean of student affairs at LSU HSC Shreveport (or whatever it’s called now) once told a group of applicants when asked about extracurricular activities, “I want y’all to go out there and try to sell used cars.” I think what he was saying was that he wanted students, future doctors, that knew how to work with people from all walks of like, from the crack head on the street to the governor.
Posted on 2/9/25 at 10:57 am to Cooler
quote:You should do all you can to talk her out of this.
For college she is considering Pre-Med.
quote:If that fails, you should at least want her to go to a decent med school. Neither of these will accomplish that.
Centenary vs Northwestern State
Posted on 2/9/25 at 11:10 am to Big Scrub TX
quote:
Neither of these will accomplish that.
3 pages of posts from current doctors seem to disagree with you. Want to explain your take?
Posted on 2/9/25 at 11:38 am to BOSCEAUX
quote:Sure he could have.
He could have went to BU, Duke, UTa, or Vandy
Posted on 2/9/25 at 11:49 am to CHEDBALLZ
quote:
Harvard on the Bayou has a 95% acceptance rate to med school. Thats what the recruiters told my daughter last year when she considering pre med at Nicholls.
Seems suspect. Sure there weren’t anymore qualifiers on there? Maybe the honors program?
Posted on 2/9/25 at 11:49 am to Donkus
quote:Other posters have made most points I would make. I guess if she wants to be surrounded by mediocre students and then go to a mediocre medical school, it's perfectly suitable.
3 pages of posts from current doctors seem to disagree with you. Want to explain your take?
LSU med isn't even ranked anymore.
I really agree with the poster who pointed out the intangible benefits of operating in an environment of other non-mediocre students. Did the OP say this child had a 34 on her ACT? If so, then let her have some real aspirations. Stop trying to cheap out by forcing a decision between two, frankly, lousy colleges in NW LA. The average SAT score at Centenary is 1030! 1030 would be like an ACT of 20ish. 20 IRL would be like talking to a dummy. Why would anyone want their daughter with ability to go spend all their time in the company of dummies?
Posted on 2/9/25 at 12:16 pm to Cooler
I firmly believe you need to pick the right place for the kid. At which one will she most likely thrive? Where will she get better grades? Where will she be happier living and social life?
Posted on 2/9/25 at 12:36 pm to Big Scrub TX
Yes 34 on ACT, Future Scientist program, Athletic council, Classic scholors program, a stole for 2 years of Latin with an A.
Posted on 2/9/25 at 12:52 pm to Cooler
quote:She sounds awesome. Shoot higher, papa. Just my 2 cents.
Yes 34 on ACT, Future Scientist program, Athletic council, Classic scholors program, a stole for 2 years of Latin with an A.
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