Classes that fulfill English for med schools?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>The CalCareer page says that most R&C courses fulfill the English requirements that some med schools have. Are there any other courses besides R&C that fulfill this? (Besides English classes, of course.)</p>

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<p>Bump. Please help. My phase II is coming up soon and I need to decide what to take.</p>

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<p>The ones that are R1A and R1B fulfill English for medical schools.</p>

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<p>That's precisely what I already know. I'm asking for anything outside of R&C courses.</p>

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<p>I heard a vague response when a student asked an advisor this a year ago during a meeting, but the advisor said medical schools don't like the ones that aren't R&C. not so helpful :p. Is there any reason why you are avoiding R&C courses?</p>

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<p>I'm not really avoiding them; I'm just sort of screwed right now because there are no R&C courses open at the time that fit my schedule so I was looking for an out. I could probably just take them later...but I don't really want to put it off, especially since I only have 10 units right now and I was planning on taking a R1A course to fill it.</p>

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<p>does the course have to be R1a to fulfill the med requirement? Can it be r5a and r5b?</p>

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<p>Well I guess as long as the R is there, which designates the class as Reading and Comprehension...the number that comes after doesn't really matter.</p>

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<p>I believe it's Reading and Composition. Just take a class in Rhetoric department or something.</p>

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<p>Do you really HAVE to fulfill the English requirement during your first semester.........?</p>

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<p>No,some ppl wait till there last year to fulfill it. Its just easier to get it out of the way.</p>

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Do you really HAVE to fulfill the English requirement during your first semester.........?

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<p>No, and many don't.</p>

<p>unlimitedx, you're sure either reading and comp work for med schools? I've heard the question so many times, but no good answer. Does any reputable source, such as a Berkeley website, support your answer?</p>

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<p>You should probably just check the school you are applying to. Some med schools dont even care about english. Heres a site that may help.
<a href="http://bioeng.berkeley.edu/prospects/premed.php%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://bioeng.berkeley.edu/prospects/premed.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>