<p>Do you need to be really good at physics to be a doctor? I am a sophomore and good at science and biology, but I'm having a bit of trouble with physics and my grade right now is a B. Is this going to hurt me?</p>
<p>you need to take one year of physics in college as a prereq to many medical schools. do you need to be good? No. However you need to get as high a grade as possible in college physics since gpa is an important factor in med school admissions.</p>
<p>For medical school admissions, you need 1 year of bio and 1 year of physics. Both are tested on the MCAT. Thus, bio and physics are weighted roughly equally for admissions purposes. Obviously, once you get into med school, your ability to do well in biology will become more important.</p>
<p>1.) Physics will come up again and again. You need to take it again in college; you need to take it on the MCAT. Most importantly, physics is one of the most important premedical courses once you get into medical school - certainly more important than general/organic chemistry or many intro bio classes. (General physics is obviously less relevant than slightly more advanced bio, like genetics or physiology.)</p>
<p>2.) With that said, I don't think a B in high school is a sign that you're awful at it.</p>