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High School Classes to Become a Psychiatrist

Asia, I'm not familiar with high schools offering medicine courses, so I'm not sure what you mean by med 20 and med 30. I've never heard of a high s...

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Is engineering worth it? Pre-med and MD/PhD bound

Eaglemike, Every situation is unique but off the top of my head, I think there are some pro's and con's to each path. First of all, whichever path...

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Medical School in India - Transfer to US?

I don't know too much on the topic, but I did answer a similar question on someone from a different international medical school wanting to transfer t...

15 years ago
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I am a High School Senior interested in Ob/Gyn

It looks like the Bachelors degree at Keiser University would not meet the pre-med requirements for medical school. You would still need to take the ...

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Medical School Requirements - Frequent Questions and Answers

I have a quick question, i am currently in the military and going to school, I have been in the military for 8 years and planning on staying in for th...

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Medical School Requirements - Frequent Questions and Answers

hi, i'm a student going to university this year and recently having problems on selecting courses. i was searching about the med. school requirement...

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Medical School Requirements - Frequent Questions and Answers

thanks for giving my answer, but i want to ask you one more question and my question is this, that these all classes are required for medical school i...

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Medical School Requirements - Frequent Questions and Answers

TAB, You need to complete all of the pre-med courses in order to get accepted into medical school. As for chemistry classes, you will need to take b...

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Transferring from Community College

samri08, You won't be able to "start over" as there is no way to really erase your academic history. I'm not aware of anyone who failed a science cl...

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Medical School Requirements - Frequent Questions and Answers

pv1010, A 34 on the MCAT seems like a good score - that's a definite plus. You have an interesting story too and as good of an explanation as you ca...

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Medical School Requirements - Frequent Questions and Answers

pv1010, If the 3.24 overall includes the 2.89 from the previous school then it seems your grades were pretty good following the transfer. A 3.24 ove...

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Medical School Requirements - Frequent Questions and Answers

No need to apologize - multi-part questions are allowed 🙂 1. You can major in any field you like, but you do need to complete the required pre-med...

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Transferring from Community College

medbound, As I said above: I would highly recommend you take your pre-med classes at a full college not a junior college or community college. From ...

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Medical School Requirements - Frequent Questions and Answers

gem525, You can take the required pre-med courses at any 4 year college. You should not take them at a community college. I'm not really aware of a...

15 years ago
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Caribbean student interested in medical school

That's a tough question. Unfortunately, I'm not at all familiar with the Caribbean education system and what would be required to get into medical sc...

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Re-Med

Interesting situation. It must have been a very difficult time for you when you made the decision to drop out. I don't personally know anyone who di...

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Medical School Requirements - Frequent Questions and Answers

Sans Sciences, Unfortunately, the route to medical school won't be quite as easy as you are hoping. You would almost definitely need to take the req...

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Medical School Requirements - Frequent Questions and Answers

mjohny, Good question but I don't think there is any definite answer on this one. It actually seems like you outlined the pros/cons of each route pr...

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How to become a Psychiatrist

Glenn, If I previously said that majoring in psychology was a bad idea, then I need to clarify, as it isn't a bad idea. You should major in whatever...

15 years ago
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Highschool student looking to go into Med field

Which universities have BA/MD program?? Not sure how accurate this list of BA/MD programs is, but it'll at least give a head start. You'll want to c...

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Medical School Requirements - Frequent Questions and Answers

good day, is it human biology a 3-year course good for a pre-med?? thank you I'm not sure what you mean exactly, but I'm guessing you are asking if a...

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Medical School Requirements - Frequent Questions and Answers

hello, I am a canadian student who is applying to med school in the states and although my GPA when converted into American Schools becomes depressi...

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Medical School Requirements - Frequent Questions and Answers

I graduated from undergrad with an abismal GPA of 2.0, which was attributed to a late diagnosed learning disorder. I recently graduated law school wi...

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High School Classes to Become a Psychiatrist

Hi, I'm not one to repeat the same question as many ppl have done on this site. So I seek clarity not an actual question, if that is okay. So from ...

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Medical School Requirements - Frequent Questions and Answers

Is it required that we get a bacchalearete before going to med school? Most medical schools do have a requirement for an undegraduate degree, but the...

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Can I go to medical school without taking pre-med courses?

There is no way around the pre-med requirements if you want to go to medical school. You can often take them as night classes, but make sure they are...

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Medical School Requirements - Frequent Questions and Answers

This was the year I discovered Test Anxiety for the first time in my life, that in addition to a heavy course load filled with lots of upper class sci...

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Medical School Requirements - Frequent Questions and Answers

Hi, So I went through a hard school year there was a lot going on, but because of everything I ended up with 3 C+ for this year 🙁 (in science classes...

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Interesting. Someone was spamming the forum with links to unrelated websites, but they plagiarized some relevant information as the text of the posts...

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No science classes but want to go to medical school

Sorry I don't get to reply more frequently. In order to apply to medical school, you'll need to take the required pre-med courses at a 4 year college...

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RE: Medical School Requirements - Frequent Questions and Answers

hi, i was wondering, i have began my med school requirements at a community college, what courses can i take there that won't decreases my chance of g...

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Medical School Requirements - Frequent Questions and Answers

Hi, So I took Biochemistry last semster and got a C+ (mostly b/c I had too much time on my plate that semester). This is my lowest grade so for and I ...

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High School Classes to Become a Psychiatrist

uhm hey i really need your help....i wanna be a psychistrist when i finish high. so plese tell me what subjects do i have to take? As I said in my ea...

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Are my grades messing up my chances at succeeding?

Low grades will definitely reduce your chances of getting into medical school. A D in math is a potential problem and a B- in biology is not good and...

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Took pre-med classes 7 years ago - do I need to retake them?

I've heard mixed answers to the question of whether pre-med coursework has an "expiration date". Many people have said they had no issues with pre-me...

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community colleges and medical schools

I would suggest taking general education courses that will meet requirements you'll need to graduate from your 4 year college - that way you will at l...

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community colleges and medical schools

That's a good question and I honestly don't have any data to support my answer. I would think that as long as you have a good explanation for why you...

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Medical school is a huge challenge for those with great mental and physical health. Having physical or mental health issues increases the challenge o...

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Is it too late?

Check out a very brief, but recent thread about becoming a medical student later in life. Check out some online forums searching for "nontraditional ...

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Medical School Requirements - Frequent Questions and Answers

It's really hard to say what the right number is for MCAT and GPA, but I just saw a nice website that can give you a better idea of real world experie...

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Dual enrollment & Community college credits

You obviously are a high achiever which will work to your advantage as a medical school applicant. I can't give you any definite answer as to whether...

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General Chemistry grades needed for medical school

I've never heard of general chemistry being weighed more or less than organic chemistry. When you apply for medical school, you'll have to separate o...

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General chemistry with lab for pre-med

All medical schools that I'm aware of require 1 year of general chemistry with associated lab. I can't speak for the specific chemistry classes that ...

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Is high school physics required for medical school?

One year of physics is required for medical school, but it is college level physics that you need to take. You will need the knowledge for your MCAT ...

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Is physics required to get into medical school?

My understanding is all medical schools require physics. You also will need to know it for your MCAT exam. I also think you'd want to stick to the f...

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little bit nontraditional. How will I look to Med schools?

You can't take the pre-med courses at a community college. You'd need to take them from a 4 year college, as you need to take the level of those scie...

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39 year old Engineer interested in Medical School

I would say it's never too late, but you may want to check out some of the online forums for older medical students, often referred to as "non-traditi...

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Transfer from foreign medical school to US medical school

Transferring from an international medical school to a United States medical school is not easy. Based one what I've read, I would guess there are pr...

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Medical anthropology?

Justin, The way I look at things is that a major should be in a field you would want to support yourself if medical school doesn't work out. A biolo...

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