<p>I am taking calc this year and have the choice of placing out of stats. I've already taken AP stats, but should I take stats again in college? Do any med schools require it?</p>
<p>Such a requirement is quite rare but not unheard of. UCLA requires statistics. (They also "strongly recommend" Spanish.)</p>
<p>Med school statistics applications are very limited. If you understand the concept of power, odds ratios, means and confidence intervals you'll have no trouble. Most med school curricula provide a brief review of stats, often as part of epidemiology.</p>
<p>Studying Spanish would be more useful than studying stats, even if you are going to be a MD/PhD.</p>
<p>While limited, a decent understanding of stats is important. I had quite a few stats questions on USMLE Step 1. Beyond that, it's important for understanding the implications of journal articles.</p>
<p>While many MD/PhD's have the benefit of dedicated biostatisticians available to them, I'd still think that knowing and being able to do a majority of the calculations on one's own would be about as important as spanish (which I do think is more valuable - esp since I can't speak it)</p>
<p>they help a little if you're doing undergrad research. but you can learn it on your own. If you need to fullfill math reqs, stats is the way to go.</p>