There's a decent summary on wikipedia in the curriculum section: Once admitted to medical school, it takes four years to complete a Doctor of Medici...

A few B's won't keep you out of medical school. It has become more common for people to take time off between college and medical school, so you shou...

Chance, Any two semesters of English courses should be fine for the one year of English. The two you mention would be as good as any. For the one y...

For the most part, medical school is the same for everyone the first three years. You will be able to choose different electives your 4th year.

With the C's, what does your GPA come to? Perhaps with your grades overall, your cumulative GPA won't be too bad. If the grades are too low to get i...

Way more detail than you probably want can be found in this document from the ACGME about what the requirements are for a psychiatry residency program...

collegestudent2323, From what I've heard, the medical schools will require transcripts from all colleges you attended. Unfortunately, low grades at ...

I'm not sure how much physics and math at a community college will affect your application. In my opinion (which is purely my opinion and I would che...

bibliophile, I really never knew how medical school admission's boards adjusted the GPA based on the undergraduate school someone attended. Your inf...

bibliophile, I'm not sure if you are saying that you have a science GPA of 3.05 which will be adjusted to 3.25 or if you have a 3.25 science GPA at a...

Psychiatry can be more than just prescribing medications. It is true that many psychiatrists, especially in private practice, are mainly responsible ...

hadaquestion, After obtaining a bachelor's degree, you can get apply to medical school if you have taken the MCAT and taken the required pre-med cour...

AThomas, The general rule is that the pre-med science classes should NOT be taken at a community college. I've heard rare stories of someone getting...

HappyH, I don't believe that any US agency accredits foreign medical colleges. In my opinion, If someone is able to get the grades and MCAT scores t...

muw2014, You are going to have a very difficult time getting into medical school having failed multiple classes (in my opinion). Most people who hav...

Vince, Unless things have changed, you need to include ALL college courses taken - whether they were part of your degree or not.

jfowler85, As you are just finishing your first year of college, you are very early to be considering options for medical school. Most people apply ...

I have never heard that courses need to be taken consecutively to count for pre-med or anything else for that matter. As long as you've taken all of t...

You have a few choices, but ultiamtely you will need a college degree and have taken the required pre-med courses. I would suggest you contact some lo...

Southfl1212, You've got a tough road ahead. You can do some basic math to figure out what grades you need to wind up with a 3.0 GPA overall. (46 cr...

Lionell, As dental programs are very competitive, I would think that would significantly hurt your chances of getting accepted. However, a lot will ...

Rissa, I'll start with your last question - and that is that both areas are equally interesting, but perhaps differently to different people. The tw...

Freyaya, You should check out this thread on high school students interested in psychiatry. I believe your questions should already be answered th...

Most pre-med students where I went to college took the pre-med requirements in pretty much the same order. General Chemistry - 1st year of college In...

Andrew, I have never before heard of GPA being weighted more heavily for Junior year vs Freshman year by AMCAS. I believe this may be something that...

Emril, It is extremely difficult to get into a US medical school even for people who were born and raised here. It will be much more difficult for s...

If your grades are clearly excellent outside of the one course, you may be okay. You will definitely want to explain in your medical school applicati...

roygbiv, I split off this post from the medical school requirements thread because I thought it was specific enough to warrant its own thread. I als...

Qualquun, I honestly don't remember what the post was that was spamming the forum, but I am fairly sure it was NOT medone. I fixed the link to the s...

Kirk, I really don't have an answer and unfortunately, the only way to know will be to apply to medical schools and see if you get accepted. The iss...

Cornell1, How far are you currently in your studies? Have you spoken with the pre-med advisor at Cornell? I have heard of people getting into medic...

Sofia, You are required to take biology, chemistry, organic chemistry, and physics in COLLEGE in order to get into medical school - at least in the U...

I've heard that most medical schools accept the top 50 students of each colleges. Does this mean that going to a less populated college is more of an ...

You can major in any field (history, english, math, chemistry, etc) and still go to medical school. You just need to make sure you complete the requi...

1. Most 2 year colleges (also called community colleges in the US) will offer coursework which will count towards a 4 year degree when you transfer t...

It is very reasonable to take classes at a 2 year college and then transfer those credits to a 4 year college. You just need to be aware that any of ...

I am really not familiar with people who attended high schools in other countries, so my comments are mainly for someone who went to high school in th...

i am in class 10 and want to become a psychologist but do not know how to go about it. is psychology available as a subject in the arts stream in +2? ...

Hi. I am a junior in high school. I want to go into the field of Psychiatry, but I don't know what college is good for me to attend and what minors I ...

(1) Clearly a job in a pharmacy would make a difference in an application to a pharmacy school, but medical school? The two most important factors to...

kimsmarkin, The very first post in this thread has a summary of schooling after high school. There are many schools in Chicago - both for undergradu...

Mk91, I believe your grades are definitely competitive for most medical schools. It is not unusual to get B's here or there in your required pre-med...

Guest, I'm guessing you took science classes in high school that covered material that would be in biology, chemistry, and physics classes. It's unu...

Tashafougere, As a senior in high school, you don't need to make any major commitments to a career yet. Also, the courses you take in high school pr...

As long as you take your pre-med required courses at a 4 year university, you should be fine taking the other courses at a community college. As long...

Palaciogbr, The schools will likely wonder why you have multiple withdrawals on your transcript. You would need to provide a good explanation for th...

I have been out of the loop for quite a while on combined med-psych units. One of the earliest people to set-up a combined unit, Roger Kathol, now is...

I'm not aware of any laws or regulations which would prevent you from becoming a doctor/psychiatrist just from having a history of mental illness, alc...

It varies by medical school. The general advice you will probably hear is that you should assume the medical school will not accept the AP credits in...