<p>so i'm homeschooled. if there's anyone here like in med school, what would you have studied in hs if you had like no limitations on what you could learn?</p>
<p>would it be wise to learn general bio, chem, physics (then taking APs) and organic chem since those are required for admission? </p>
<p>i plan on doing a non-sci major so i'd need really good grades in those science courses i think so to learn all of them first in high school would be good right?</p>
<p>what else would you study on your road to becoming a doctor?</p>
<p>Studying the material in advance would be fine, I suppose, but hardly necessary.</p>
<p>Do NOT take the physics AP, since some undergraduate schools would make you use the credit and you don't want to do that. Other AP's - bio in particular - are fine.</p>
<p>Make sure, make sure, make sure to have very good verbal skills. Argumentative writing; non-fiction reading comprehension, etc.</p>
<p>We are preping a high school home-school student for premed. </p>
<p>I'd have a very strong science background :
1. Biology w/lab
2.Chemisty w/lab
3. Physics
4. Anatomy and Physiology would be good
and a third lab with either might help (some colleges require the third lab course)</p>
<p>Make SURE that you have a strong math background. Algebra 1 and 2, Geometry and at least Pre Calculus . </p>
<p>You will need strong math skills for your undergraduate science classes and for Calculus in college as well. </p>
<p>As far as AP tests - personally, we won't do them in science (although we will do some SAT II tests). The reason is because those basic science classes will be required in undergraduate school anyway (med schools don't accept AP credit for the required courses - required courses being:
one year biology w/lab
two years chemisty w/labs
one year physics w/lab
one year english
usually at least one semester Calculus ). </p>
<p>You might also look into some volunteering opportunites (local hospital), or get certified in something like EMT or nursing assistant at your local tech school (so that while in college you could work - and make money - in a health care field and get exposure to patients).
You might look at any research opportunites that may be available to you.
These are just suggestions. </p>
<p>Also make sure that you know the admission requirements for home-schoolers for the college (undergraduate) that you want to attend.</p>
<p>I want to reemphasize that you need, absolutely need, a strong verbal background. It's heavily involved in all sections of the MCAT, interviewing, essays, etc. It's a big deal. There's a reason it's included in the premedical requirements!</p>
<p>well specifically i don't have too much stuff to study now. i can imagine that when i'm in medical school or above it will be very busy. is it good to do stuff like memorizing bones, muscles, vessels, nerves, pathogens, drugs and the like to get a headstart?</p>
<p>Sure, that might help a little (you could always purchase a Netter's Atlas of Anatomy if you were feeling especially crazy), but honestly I do think it's more important for you to develop the skills that you'll need in order to read clinical literature, the MCAT, excel in college, etc.</p>
<p>Those are not only crucial skills for medicine, but they're crucial even if you decide to go into another field.</p>
<p>BDM is right about the verbal as well - read , read, read (you might start reading medical journals or articles related to medicine) and write, write , write - both are very important, regardless of what you do.</p>