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Hi,

I already have a Master of science without any medical based background. Does anybody know if I am able to start medicine without passing any college or pre-med program for prerequisites only by getting a MCAT score around 10 or 11. Is there anyway to bypass spending a couple of years for general courses?

Thanks

 

[Doctor Strange]

No exposure to the medical field = no admission even with a 45T MCAT and a 4.0 GPA

 

[DAPI]

Hi,

I already have a Master of science without any medical based background. Does anybody know if I am able to start medicine without passing any college or pre-med program for prerequisites only by getting a MCAT score around 10 or 11. Is there anyway to bypass spending a couple of years for general courses?

Thanks

When a school says general biology is required, its required.

Also, I hope you plan on getting a 10 or 11 in each section, cause a composite score of 10 or 11 is not going to get you in anywhere even with all the required courses.

 

[gyngyn]

Hi,

I already have a Master of science without any medical based background. Does anybody know if I am able to start medicine without passing any college or pre-med program for prerequisites only by getting a MCAT score around 10 or 11. Is there anyway to bypass spending a couple of years for general courses?

Thanks

There are excellent schools with no required courses, Tulane and USC come to mind. That said, with no validated commitment to medicine, your chances are zero without regard to your MCAT score.

I'm assuming you mean 10 or 11 per section. Many high school seniors could do much better than a total score of 10.

 

[sinombre]

If you randomly guessed on every question of the MCAT (so a 25% chance of getting each question correct), you would probably end up with a total score of 9-11 (per an old AAMC practice test conversion chart I have).

 

[JuliusSeizure]

If you randomly guessed on every question of the MCAT (so a 25% chance of getting each question correct), you would probably end up with a total score of 9-11 (per an old AAMC practice test conversion chart I have).

I dunno man. My friend got an 11 on the MCAT first time and he was not doing random answers. Maybe he should have? lol

 

[sinombre]

I dunno man. My friend got an 11 on the MCAT first time and he was not doing random answers. Maybe he should have? lol

The conversion chart gives a 3 for something like 18-26%... And it's an old official test, so those scores were calculated from real test-takers (I think). Haha

 

[JuliusSeizure]

The conversion chart gives a 3 for something like 18-26%... And it's an old official test, so those scores were calculated from real test-takers (I think). Haha

Haha sounds better. I took an online test once and got a 5 selecting random answers. It was fun

 

[Mt Kilimanjaro]

Hi,

I already have a Master of science without any medical based background. Does anybody know if I am able to start medicine without passing any college or pre-med program for prerequisites only by getting a MCAT score around 10 or 11. Is there anyway to bypass spending a couple of years for general courses?

Thanks

Highly unlikely unless you discovered the double helix during your MS.

 

[Sabate]

Hi,

I already have a Master of science without any medical based background. Does anybody know if I am able to start medicine without passing any college or pre-med program for prerequisites only by getting a MCAT score around 10 or 11. Is there anyway to bypass spending a couple of years for general courses?

Thanks

Zero chance. If you have no medical background or experience, how do you know you want to practice medicine? Seems like a poor idea for everyone involved.

 

[487806]

Hi,

I already have a Master of science without any medical based background. Does anybody know if I am able to start medicine without passing any college or pre-med program for prerequisites only by getting a MCAT score around 10 or 11. Is there anyway to bypass spending a couple of years for general courses?

Thanks

If you have money to burn, apply to all schools with that score and record the number of interviews/acceptances you get. You can be a statistical miracle!

In all seriousness, no, there isn't a way.

 

[Benedictus123]

Applicants with masters degrees are a dime a dozen. It doesn't make you stand out in any significant way. I have a masters too, and I'd be happy to give you fries with that. Also, a ~30 on the MCAT is good, but it's not exactly amazing. Pre-reqs are there for a reason. Plus, how do you even know you want to be a doctor without some exposure to the field through volunteering/shadowing? Even if you somehow got an interview there's no way you'd get accepted outside of some fluke.

 

[RogueUnicorn]

No exposure to the medical field = no admission even with a 45T MCAT and a 4.0 GPA

100% false

 

[487806]

100% false

Yeah, a 45 and 4.0 essentially seals the deal of getting into med school.

 

[Benedictus123]

How many people even get a 45 per year? Like two?

 

[JuliusSeizure]

How many people even get a 45 per year? Like two?

Hast been a 45 or 44 in a few years I thought. I met an international student who just graduated from Dartmouth. He got a 43...

 

[SilverCat]

I want to know how you get into an MS program in bio without any bio Pre-reqs. Even though it's not too difficult to get into an MS, you usually have to have to some background in the field, which generally includes bio and chem. Unless we're talking about an MS from the University of Phoenix, or an online MS, both of which are absolutely worthless.

 

[LogicofMan]

I want to know how you get into an MS program in bio without any bio Pre-reqs. Even though it's not too difficult to get into an MS, you usually have to have to some background in the field, which generally includes bio and chem. Unless we're talking about an MS from the University of Phoenix, or an online MS, both of which are absolutely worthless.

What if OP's masters of science was in math or physics?

 

[Dreamstoo]

Hast been a 45 or 44 in a few years I thought. I met an international student who just graduated from Dartmouth. He got a 43...

Yeah even 40+s are pretty rare. Highest I've heard of personally is a 39 (a student who used to tutor me in AP chemistry during his gap year, he goes to a top 10 med school at the moment). There was a rumor one of my friend's sisters got a 40+ but it was all lies.

 

[Doctor Strange]

100% false

So you think a med school is going to admit someone that hasn't explored their interest in medicine? Caribbean maybe, but I doubt any US medical school would.

 

[487806]

So you think a med school is going to admit someone that hasn't explored their interest in medicine? Caribbean maybe, but I doubt any US medical school would.

Sure they maybe at a disadvantage, but having high stats essentially gives them the advantage of an interview. Even a superficial amount of clinical experience will suffice.

I want to know how you get into an MS program in bio without any bio Pre-reqs. Even though it's not too difficult to get into an MS, you usually have to have to some background in the field, which generally includes bio and chem. Unless we're talking about an MS from the University of Phoenix, or an online MS, both of which are absolutely worthless.

Dude what are you saying? OP no where mentioned he's doing an MS in biology, and bio and chem are not required for MS in other sciences (like physics, math, comp sci etc.)

 

[RogueUnicorn]

So you think a med school is going to admit someone that hasn't explored their interest in medicine? Caribbean maybe, but I doubt any US medical school would.

Yes

 

[gyngyn]

So you think a med school is going to admit someone that hasn't explored their interest in medicine? Caribbean maybe, but I doubt any US medical school would.

Bac/MD programs do it (admittedly this is a different scenario).

 

[yehhhboiii]

No exposure to the medical field = no admission even with a 45T MCAT and a 4.0 GPA

not true

 

[Spinach Dip]

No exposure to the medical field = no admission even with a 45T MCAT and a 4.0 GPA

Disagree. People get in all the time with little to no medical background.



The bigger problem I see is the OP's desire to not do the required prereqs. THAT will keep him out of med school no matter what his MCAT is.

Some schools may waive individual classes (such as calculus) for individual applicants with notable backgrounds, but they will not waive EVERY SINGLE class just because you scored 10+ on each MCAT section. That would be a 30 on the MCAT, which thousands of people obtain every year.