Subject tests for premeds?

<p>Okay, so can anyone tell me what SATII's to take for doing premed at college? Any input will be appreciated greatly.</p>

<p>Thank you! Happy holidays!</p>

<p>If you're going to Cornell, you don't need any more subject tests?</p>

<p>Sorry for the misunderstanding, but this is for my friend.</p>

<p>Well, I'm putting medicine as one of my interests and my top two were Bio M (shows interest in biology) and Lit (shows skill in reading comprehension), so perhaps those ones would be good. Bio and Chem would probably be even better.</p>

<p>just go for some good science ones: Biology (E/M), chem, physics, they'll all work.</p>

<p>How about Bio(either E or M) + Chem and Bio(E/M) + Math2c? Which one is better? Both will do, right?</p>

<p>I'm going premed and I did Math II and Biology E.</p>

<p>I don't think it matters which one you pick (bio & chem) or (bio & math2). Just take the tests you feel you'll do well on.</p>

<p>Edit: I wrote this in response to tsenguun's post which is under this post. This is really weird. Why is the time on tsenguun's post almost 2 hours from now (it's 7:04 EST but tsenguun's post says 9:56 EST even though he submitted it way before me)</p>

<p>Biology(E/M) Chemistry and MathI ....all you need</p>

<p>Why mess with all the subject tests if you can just take the ACT.? DD stopped trying for the subjects tests when we figured out she didnt want a combined BS/MD program. Dont see the need for them besides that.</p>

<p>don't some schools require an ACT plus some subject tests?</p>

<p>Very few require both ACT and subject tests. Most schools say SAT plus subject tests or just the ACT
which is kinda unfair but whatever</p>

<p>I agree. In all my searching I havent seen anyone require ACT and subject tests too (besides combined programs as I said). I think you should find what test you do best at and submit that. If you can do well on the ACT I would save yourself the trouble of all those extra tests.</p>

<p>harvard and princeton want act (if you don't take sat I) and three sat 2.</p>

<p>Sorry for this many questions, but I am wondering about the chances of getting into a decent medical school after doing undergrad in below average to average school?</p>

<p>I don't think it really matters which subject tests you take...unless a university has specific requirements about which ones to take for a particular pre-med program (for example the 7 year med program at northwestern), you should take ones that you feel you'll do well on. </p>

<p>Also to respond to Tsenguun...it doesn't matter that much...while going to a really 'high-end' school might give you SOME mileage...med schools look at MCAT and GPA first, and give everything else slightly less importance. Although since going go college last year I've come to realize that the definition of 'high-end' is mostly subject to whims of the media and its subsequent effect on people who either aren't going to uni anytime soon (like people still in middle/high school), or people who haven't been at one for a while.</p>

<p>^^^thank you and everyone else who shared their invaluable opinions.</p>