Your Pre-med Courses

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>To help out all the future and/or current pre-med students, please provide a list of your pre-med courses. A variety of those who chose to use their AP Chem score to place out of general chem and take Organic instead and those who retook the course in college would be great because I know a lot of people (including myself) who don't know if either one is the best choice: </p>

<p>Intended Major:
Courses:
- Please indicate by year and semester
MCAT Taken (or plan to take):
- Date
Number (or Name) of extracurricular activities:
- Varsity sports or Intramural?
- Volunteer work/Clubs
Additional Comments:
- Would you have done anything different?
- Any recommendations for incoming pre-med students?</p>

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<p>I’m also wondering about this, but it looks like I’m in the same position as you. I have just graduated high school and must soon forecast for my classes next year. I’ll post back after I choose.</p>

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<p>bump this would be very helpful – also include, if possible, what courses u chose to opt out of via AP credit. thanks!</p>

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<p>People need to read the sticky threads.</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/214382-coursework.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/214382-coursework.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>grayfalcon, I have already looked at that thread. However, it is so jumbled up with comments and questions that make it very confusing to understand what current pre-med students actually chose to personally take. I find that having people write down the courses they chose to take would make it easier for others to understand than asking people merely what courses they think would be most appropriate.</p>

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<p>You will need:
2 Semesters of General Chemistry with Lab
2 Semesters of Organic Chemistry with Lab
2 Semesters of Physics with Lab
2 Semesters of Biology with Lab</p>

<p>You may need, depending on the school:
2 Semesters of Math, possibly including 1-2 Semesters of Calculus
2 Semesters of English or Writing
Biochemistry</p>

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<p>I’d change that to read:</p>

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<p>Almost all medical schools require English and math, so if you don’t take them, your chances of getting into medical school are slim to none. Some medical schools require biochem, so you could get away without taking this course - I did.</p>

<p>The NYU premed website has a good webpage that addresses required coursework: [American</a> Medical Students Association at NYU | Pre-Med Preparation > Course Requirements](<a href=“http://www.nyu.edu/clubs/amsa/courseRequirements.html]American”>http://www.nyu.edu/clubs/amsa/courseRequirements.html). There’s also a page that lists some “typical” schedules for bio, chem/biochem, CS, math, and other majors: <a href=“http://www.nyu.edu/clubs/amsa/documents.html[/url]”>http://www.nyu.edu/clubs/amsa/documents.html&lt;/a&gt;. It’s NYU-specific, so it lists the gen-ed requirements for NYU CAS, but I think it still can be helpful for people at other school.s</p>

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<p>According one of the documents the NYU website, roughly fifty schools require math (out of roughly 120 allopathic schools). While you would be significantly cutting down on the schools you can apply to if you choose not to take any math, it certainly seems possible to get into med school with no college math (of course, many colleges require their students to take a math class to graduate).</p>

<p>It seems that the vast majority (including all schools I was looking at applying to) will accept AP Math credit though. This makes my life easier!</p>

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<p>I’m not sure if you need to, but I’m taking gen. chemistry again in college even though I have AP credit just to make sure I’m up to the standards they want me at. (Should help my science GPA out too) Isn’t some sort of medical ethics class also recommended?</p>

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<p>Do they accept on a pass fail basis? Or do they look at your score and give you an a, b, c based on that? I only got a 4 in AP calculus so I would probably retake if they were to give me a b for that.</p>

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<p>oregon, it’s unusual in my experience for your UG to award any letter grade to an AP course. Just credit. I know it happens, I’ve just not seen it. If your UG does award a grade, that’s the grade.</p>

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<p>If they just award credit, but not a grade, is it good to take AP credit for math?</p>

<p>And if my University does award grades, could I choose for them to only award credit for the subjects I got a 5 in?</p>

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<p>According to a document found on NYU’s prehealth website, all but about 5 med schools that have math requirements will accept AP credit for it. You may want to e-mail schools you are interested in to double check though.</p>

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<p>phonyreal, don’t get caught out by those that accept AP credit for calc but still require Statistics. My D found few schools (maybe 1 or 2 Cali schools) she was interested in that wouldn’t accept AP Credit for Calc and a Stats course. And anyway, many of our med student posters say Stats is a good course to take in preparation for med studies.</p>

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<p>curmudgeon: I took both AP calculus and statistics. Are you saying take credit for calculus but retake statistics?</p>

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<p>I have no specific info on that. I have but one data point. Sorry. I know in my D’s search schools were quite liberal with AP credit for Calc. Her high school barely had flush toilets so no AP Stats.</p>

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<p>Yass1211, did you really “read”?</p>

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<p>Obviously, you did not.</p>

<p>If you found that there was something that you were not sure about, you are better off 1) addressing exactly what you are unsure about and/or 2) going to universities and colleges to check out their websites for Pre-Health/Med Program. It’s called SEARCHING.</p>

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<p>Everyone follows prerequisite path. It’s a standard rule that countless websites mention. I’m not sure why you had to make this statement.</p>

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<p>Statistics is a good course to have, but you don’t really need anything other than what’s required in the prerequisite. There are several different policies for AP and Math for universities and their corresponding pre-health programs. You will have to search into that.</p>

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<p>Who told you this? I have heard no such thing for any AP credit.</p>

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<p>You really do not want to get out of prerequisite science courses with AP. So, it’s good that you are taking them in college.</p>

<p>You mean, bioethics, right? You don’t learn medical ethics until the medical school. Bioethics is not required, but it’s recommended by some universities’ Pre-Health Programs. You do not need this course to be admitted into the medical school.</p>

<p>Hope these help!</p>

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<p>D. has chosen to opt out of History, which she absolutely cannot stand. She did not need to take English either, except that one semester was reguired by her Honors college - that was very easy ‘A" anyway, nothing in comparison to grueling AP English in HS. I never heard that you could skip first Bio, despite of having "5’ on AP. She had both Honors and AP Bio in HS and commented that there is no way she would be able to take higher level Bio without first year Bio. She had only Honors Chem in HS, AP was not offerred, but Gen Chem in college was again very easy “A”. So, the wisdom is - collect easy A’s while they last, why to skip them? Orgo is extremely difficult, she got her A’s but with huge efforts, would not recommend freshman year while you are adjusting to college life, unless you are a genious. D is also opted out of Calc, she took Stats instead. She does not mind taking Calc again if she has time during seniour year, but for now is more interested in taking more challenging classes related to her major and minor mostly higher level Bio classes. Math has been always easy for her but she has no interest in subject. So, it all depends on school reguirements/ major / minor(s) / personal interests and preferences.</p>

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<p>^^ MiamiDAP, how did your D think Stat was difficulty-wise? “Easy-A?” Or what. Is some calculus background required? Or no. – And where does she attend? thnks</p>