Need to Complete MD Prerequisites

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>Hi all,</p>

<p>I am currently entering my senior year of college at DePaul University as a Political Science/Economics student. I am planning on attending medical school after graduation but there is only one problem...I haven't even started my prereqs for med school yet. I have enough open electives to complete inorganic chemistry but I would have to attend for at least another 2 years to complete the rest of my prereqs (quarter system). The main reason for the tread is to get your opinion on whether I should stay at my current school and pay around $1,500/unit or search out a post-bac pre-med program. I currently live in the northern Chicago suburbs so anywhere around the Midwest would be sufficient. Thanks in advance!!</p>

<p>P.S. My GPA is 3.55 and I have extensive community service and upper level Poli Sci classes if that makes a difference.</p>

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<p>AMCAS has a searchable database of post-bacc programs.</p>

<p>Choose “career-changer” as the type.</p>

<p><a href=“https://services.aamc.org/postbac/[/url]”>https://services.aamc.org/postbac/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Since you are 2 years away from being able to take the MCAT, you need to be aware that content covered in MCAT is changing in 2015.</p>

<p>Besides the usual (biology, gen chem, ochem, physics, English, math), you will also need stats, biochem plus introductory psych and sociology.</p>

<p>I think you need to a cost-analysis to see how much it will cost you to remain at your current college vs. high quality post-bacc program.</p>

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<p>Loyola has an excellent post-bac program in the Chicago area.</p>