<p>Possibly. However, a substantially declined GPA during junior year doesn’t look good on applications. Further, you’ll want to increase your SAT score.</p>
<p>Median SAT/ACT scores:</p>
<h1>SAT Math Scores Between 590 and 690;</h1>
<h1>SAT Critical Reading Scores Between 540 and 630;</h1>
<h1>SAT Writing Scores Between 530 and 630;</h1>
<h1>ACT Scores Between 25 and 29.</h1>
<p>You want to be above that.</p>
<p>Every institution will usually have classes that satisfy pre-med requirements. Pre-med is NOT a major, it’s just a group of courses (track) that must be completed prior to medical school applications.</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply, I really appreciate it.</p>
<p>I averaged out my first semester grade and it came out as 3.87.
which brought up my GPA up to 3.56
I have another semester before sending my transcript,
so I’m planning to bring it up to at least 3.7</p>
<p>I’m planning to bring my SAT up to 1700
I’ve been studying a lot lately, and I feel that I could bring it up until december SAT</p>
<p>So, if I average out to be:
GPA: 3.7
SAT: 1700</p>
<p>Should I feel safe applying to Stony Brook Premed?</p>
<p>I understand that Premed is not a major, and I already knew that Premed was a prep class for med school. It’s just a curriculum that I was interested in.</p>
<p>There’s no difference applying for one area of interest (or major) over any other area of interests (or majors). In admission, they look at each application as an undeclared major to make things easier.</p>
<p>Wrong. There are specialized requirements specifically for programs like engineering, computer science, and business. Correct on “pre-med,” though, as there’s no place to list that on your application.</p>
<p>I don’t really understand when you stated “there’s no place to list that on the application.”
isn’t pre-med still considered a degree? and after 4 years, you can apply for a medical school?</p>
<p>Do you mind explaining a bit more. I’m just a bit confused.</p>
<p>Did you understand my initial post? You acknowledged that premed is not a major.</p>
<p>Premedicine is simply having the intention to attend medical school. In order to qualify for the MCAT and medical admissions, you need to have the following courses regardless of degree:</p>
<p>Organic Chemistry with lab
General Chemistry with lab
Biology with lab
Physics with lab
English/Writing
Calculus</p>
<p>For example, I majored in Biochemistry and my degree satisfied pre-medical requirements because I took all the above courses. However, my BS is in Biochemistry, not pre-med. Others, such as those in the social sciences or majors that do not include the above courses, will need to take them at some point in their undergraduate career in addition to those required by their department for degree conferral.</p>
<p>The vast majority of institutions do not have a major called “premed”.</p>
<p>It seems like you have a little research to do.</p>
<p>There’s no such thing as a bachelor’s degree in medicine; there are hundreds of ways to slay the pre-med beast. Our Pre-Professional Advising Center maintains the site I linked above to help students navigate the maze.</p>