<p>I've read some posts saying that all the med school reqs need to be completed by the time of application, but I've also come across posts saying that some of the courses can be taken during senior year; that as long as you have all the reqs completed by matriculation, you're golden. </p>
<p>Which of the reqs can be taken senior year AFTER you've applied?</p>
<p>Any of them. But you don't want it to be too many, because medical schools use these to gauge your academic capability.</p>
<p>In other words -- it's okay under the requirements, but taking too many of them then will disadvantage you.</p>
<p>Certainly a disadvantage not to have all of them by the time you apply for the reasons BDM notes.</p>
<p>Also a problem for taking the MCAT if you have not finished the science courses.</p>
<p>So the English requirements that many med schools impose might be the safest one to delay- since there is no specific content, failure to have it done will not affect your MCAT results. Of course, almost everyone takes some sort of literature or composition course before senior year, might as well make it one that satisfies the med schools and get it out of the way.</p>
<p>I know many people end up taking biochemistry senior year because they either didn't know that their medical school required it or that was the only time in their schedule in which they could take it.</p>
<p>As mentioned, one or two is certainly permitted. Starting to load up classes into that time, however, deprives admissions committees of necessary information about your academic capabilities.</p>