pre-requisite--how strict they are?

[yusanshui]

Dear all,

I would really appreciate your advice on my special case...

My undergrad was taken in a oversea college (english speaking), so all my pre-med courses are considered non-US. But I have a health-related master degree in a top U.S university. I realized this is a problem, so I have retaken 1-year of physics and organ chem in U.S

Now I am really to apply this cycle, with GPA 3.85, MCAT 32 and tons of clinical/researching experience. But I am not sure if my lack of some U.S pre-req will ruin my application??!!..Should I retake one year of general chem also? will medical school strictly select applicants from pre-req or on a case-by case situation? I mean I have all the courses taken outside of US....

Thanks!!

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[1289]

I think you'll need to consult individual schools for questions like these!

 

[kestralray]

Agreed, you should probably ask on a school by school basis. You can poke around the admissions page and see if they talk about stuff like this, but calling is probably easier.

I think this is silly though. If you can score well on the MCAT, I think it demonstrates that you had the proper science background, regardless of where or when the classes were taken.

 

[TheMightySmiter]

You will have to check each school's individual requirements for admission. I'm sorry to say that most schools require you to have obtained a bachelor's degree from an accredited US college or university.

 

[yusanshui]

Agreed, you should probably ask on a school by school basis. You can poke around the admissions page and see if they talk about stuff like this, but calling is probably easier.

I think this is silly though. If you can score well on the MCAT, I think it demonstrates that you had the proper science background, regardless of where or when the classes were taken.

u
thanks for the input, i personally also think a good mcat score and a decent academic record in college and master level will mean that I have the proper science background. however, still have to face the stringent requirement of pre-req. I am worried if applicants lack the completion of pre-req will be automatically filtered out even without any one looking at the profile and make a decision case by case.....

 

[Ironmandoc]

They are criteria for a reason...

 

[linebacker57]

They are criteria for a reason...

What does that mean? its sounds ominous

 

[1289]

u
thanks for the input, i personally also think a good mcat score and a decent academic record in college and master level will mean that I have the proper science background. however, still have to face the stringent requirement of pre-req. I am worried if applicants lack the completion of pre-req will be automatically filtered out even without any one looking at the profile and make a decision case by case.....

that could very well happen.

 

[penguinism]

If you decide to apply, make sure that you have several native English speakers read over your personal statement and secondary essays. You have a lot of grammatical errors in your posts. Unfortunately, you may have an uphill battle this cycle. Are you by chance an American citizen or permanent resident?