Abnormal or life span developmental psych

[hs2013]

If you had to pick one of the two, which psych course would you take?

Are there any schools that specifically require one of the two?

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[aorta22]

I don't think abnormal psych would qualify under AMCAS sGPA? In case that affects your decision

 

[dr_kateb]

I don’t think any school explicitly requires psychology.

Of the two I’d go with abnormal psych. Idk just seems more interesting studying disorders rather than how babies learn to suck their thumbs.

 

[DoctorSnow]

Life span Psych. No joke, 95% of the class material was on the MCAT and decently relevant to medicine.

 

[907914]

I second Life Span Psych. If you haven’t taken Psych 100 then take that instead, but between your two choices Life Span.

 

[teenyfish]

Life span Psych. No joke, 95% of the class material was on the MCAT and decently relevant to medicine.

Yeah I agree. A lot of things are relevant to the P/S. Like Erikson's or piaget's stages of development.

 

[PentuPenguin]

Any way to take both courses? I took abnormal in college and it helped me a lot on the MCAT - I found the developmental psychology questions of the MCAT easier to study for with a review book. Abnormal might be more interesting since you are learning about disorders and treatment methods, its like a soft intro to psychiatry 🙂