<p>Sorry for creating another post (if there is already one on this) but I'm a senior trying to figure out what school to attend and the best plan for going into medical school.</p>
<p>I looked at the course requirements for a couple of medical schools (UCI, UCLA, UCSF) just to get a feel of what kind of classes I need to take, and I realized they all had different courses with varying amounts.</p>
<p>My question to you, pre-meds and med students alike, is: How did you manage to figure out what classes to take to fulfill the course requirements for the medical schools you want to apply to?* Or was it more like, you did the general pre-med requirements (schools do have overlap) and then picked whatever medical schools fit what you have done?</p>
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<li>I like organizing. Seriously. But just thinking about trying to plan all this is giving me a headache.</li>
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<p>Thanks ahead of time to anyone that answers!</p>
<p>Generally speaking, what most medical schools require are these courses:</p>
<p>2 semesters gen chem w/lab
2 semesters Ochem w/lab
2 semesters intro bio w/lab
2 semesters intro physics w/ lab
1 semester stats
2 semesters of English or ‘writing intensive’ classes
1 semester of ‘college level mathematics’ (many schools require or recommend Calc 1)
1 semester biochem
1 semester intro psych
1 semster intro sociology</p>
<p>2 semesters = 3 quarters</p>
<p>**I Just looked at UCLA–and the above will fulfill their admission pre-reqs</p>
<p>Some school require genetics, A&P, or upper level humanities. If you decide to apply to a school which requires those (or some other class), but you haven’t taken the class, you can apply with the pre-req pending or in progress and still be considered for admission. Your admission will conditional until you show proof (via an official transcript) that you’ve fulfill the pre-req.</p>
<p>The philosophy I shared with my son is to take all the courses that would satisfy the most MS requirements so it doesn’t narrow his options. That means Biochem, Stats, Calc, Genetics, Intensive Writing in addition to the standard Bio,Chem, Orgo and Physics sequence. He also already took a Psych class and Sociology is a GD requirement.</p>
<p>" How did you manage to figure out what classes to take to fulfill the course requirements for the medical schools you want to apply to?* Or was it more like, you did the general pre-med requirements (schools do have overlap) and then picked whatever medical schools fit what you have done"
-my D. had to drop one of her minors and completely change first semester of her senior year schedule AFTER she has applied to Med. Schools and has registered for the first semester. One of the Medical Schools added to their requirements after she has applied. She had to add 2 more classes to her senior year. She got accepted to this school, was the first acceptance, personal call from the Dean of Admissions,…and aronically did NOT even consider it her final decision making in regard to where to attend. She is currently at a different Med. School but she never had any regrets about anything. Got to stay open and flexible all the way even AFTER you have applied to Med. Schools.</p>
<p>@i<em>wanna</em>be_Brown, thanks for linking the sample from Brown. I know I have to work with the advisers but it still seemed like an awful lot.</p>
<p>@Kdog044, I’ll keep that in mind when I’m planning my 4 years.</p>
<p>@MiamiDAP, good luck to your daughter!</p>