What is it like to be a pre-med student at Duke?

You'll work your tail off. The vast majority of Duke students are intelligent and hardworking enough that they would have gotten into medical school had they attended a school of a lesser caliber. read more

Many of my friends were premed at Duke. They studied very hard and always complained about everyone studying too hard. read more

I can without reservation (but also without proof, heh) state that for the majority of premed students, Duke is hands down the best place to be. First the statistics, then the reasons. 85% of our premeds get into a medical school; this compares to a national number of around 50%, sometimes lower. read more

I attended Duke as an undergraduate biomedical engineering (BME) student and recently my daughter, an undergrad BME applicant, and I visited both. In both our minds, Duke was the best environment for an 18-to-22 year old. read more