pre-med classes

Hello, I am currently a Firefighter/Paramedic and I am employed by a City Fire Dept. We have a very high call volume and I have the great opportunity of temporarily caring for acutely ill and injure patients. I work a 24/48 schedule which results in a great deal of time off. I am...

I am a 3rd year college student currently enrolled in the "hard/engineering" 5 credit calculus and geometry course at my university as opposed to the "easier" calculus for life sciences class. The reason I am taking the 5 credit calculus is because my concentration of "pre-med" within psychology...

Hi all, I recently graduated and I'm currently in my gap year, working to save up for those app fees. But I just found out that one of the schools I really wanted to get into (U of AZ Tucson), changed their prerequisite list for the cycle I'm applying in. So now I'm missing 1 semester of...

Hi everyone! I'm currently a 2nd year on the pre-med track, and I am in the midst of a dilemma. I am finishing up Biology 2 and General Chemistry 2 this semester and am planning on taking Organic Chemistry 1 next semester (Spring 2019). I want to have all my pre-requisites completed by Spring...

I took stats a while back and realized since it's online it won't count toward medical school. I've fulfilled the math requirement already but without statistics my projected BCPM GPA will be ~3.69. I wasn't a BCPM major in college so every unit makes a big difference. I understand it's a very...

I can't start at a university. I have to do two years at a CC. I know med schools don't like CC credits. Can I take all med school prerequisites my junior and senior year of college when I'm at the university? I have no idea how college works.

Hello everyone, I am currently finishing up my last semester of undergrad and have recently been accepted into Meredith College's Pre-Health Post-Bac 2018-2019 cohort. My undergrad degree is in an unrelated field so the purpose of this post-bac is as a "career-changer" where I take all...

Hey. I am a first year at a top university in the U.S. I intend to declare a Biology major, however, I am not sure yet. My question is, do you think I should take (our) Gen Chem and Physics 1 in my sophomore year, or Gen Chem and a higher level Bio that is recommended for the MCAT, and...

Hello there, I am in my final year and next quarter will be my final quarter of undergraduate education. My major is currently Molecular and Cell biology and I only have two more classes to take to complete the major. I was wondering which one out of the list would be useful for MCAT/Medical...

Hi everyone! I'm looking for feedback from your personal experiences as to whether med schools count A&P lab as a bio lab. I have one solid bio lab that I know will count, but I am trying to figure out if I need to take another one to satisfy the requirement? Just for some background, I'm a...

This is my first time posting to the Student Forum, and I really would like some advice. I am currently a pre-medical student at a small liberal arts private college. I have no one in my immediate family or non-immediate family who are doctors. With this said, I rely on what I hear from...

Hey y’all, I just wanted to post in search of some ways that you guys are getting those 4.0’s and 3.7’s in your Gen Chem’s and Orgo’s. I feel like anytime I put more focus on those classes then my easier class grades slip.

Hi everyone! I go to a small private school in Pittsburgh and unfortunately they only offer Biochem 1 in the Fall and Biochem 2 in the Spring. Since I have very little background in Biochem I would like to take a Biochem class before taking the MCAT. Do you guys think this is a good idea, or...

I am A Biological Science major and I can potentially graduate in December, which would give me Jan-March to prepare for the MCAT & shadow with no distractions and apply for med school (doing a gap year). My only issue is I would have to take Orgo 1, Phys 2, Genetics, +1 upper level bio next...

I graduated with my chemistry degree spring 2016. Following graduation, I took a summer MCAT prep course and subsequently took the MCAT. It had been years since I had taken any Bio, and I self-studied a large amount of biology and biochemistry. I did well on the MCAT, and have applied to...