I don’t think anyone here can answer your question. To ask a hypothetical (ie what “if” this, what “if” that), get some answer, and walk away relying that the answer received will actually apply to any one, much less all med schools is silly. The problem with hypotheticals is if you change/add one fact, you can get a totally different answer. Furthermore your hypothetical includes the vagueness of “….but conduct research.” What does that mean/include? To play musical chairs hypotheticals, med school edition, as to how any one adcom/med school will react to any hypothetical or changed hypotheticals you pose is really unanswerable.
@Reddyparent3 I apologize, I’m responding to your #15 question
@Reddyparent3
You are misinterpreting what I write. I mentioned research as alternate means of proving competency in a very specific academic area-- for example biochemistry or modern physics–because it is allowed by some medical schools instead of taking an actual course called “biochemistry” or “physics 2”. Is it a commonly employed alternate means? No. But it is an option for the rare and unusual student who chooses to pursue that path.
Competency based admission does not negate/has never negated the expectation/requirement that applicants have excellent GPAs and strong MCAT scores; instead it expands the expectations to include excellent GPA, strong MCAT and significant additional research experience and/or top grades in upper level science coursework. (Most successful med school applicants have the latter 2 items anyway…)
“why did you even mention research as a form of competency? I feel that you take everything I say and just negate. Honestly the comments you make are not helpful more just hypercritical.”
Sometimes when you ask a question, especially of strangers, you can get an answer you don’t like. My experience is to politely say thank you, and take in or totally ignore the answer. I then move on. To in turn go on the offensive at the person who took their time to answer your question is rude.
Basically, either you take all the pre-reqs or you replace some of them with more advanced classes.
Due to the advanced knowledge and skill set required, you cannot do research in a subject totally foreign to your major (IE., philosophy major whobdoes research in biochemistry, or vice versa).