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Applying to med school without taking physics
It is a core pre med requirement. No physics=No application
You can learn all of the physics you need for the mcat way faster than any course can teach you from just 1 book (that's serious). Plenty of my friends self studied physics and did extremely well. Honestly it would probably take you a total of 50 hours to go through that book. Yes you will be learning for the test and you won't understand some of the concepts, but you'll get to the right answer. I would still recommend taking physics I before, if you can, it definitely helps. Just know it's not absolutely necessary. But you DEFINITELY can learn all of what is needed from physics II in like a day or two no problem.
You'll still need physics for a majority of schools as a pre-req however.
You'll still need physics for a majority of schools as a pre-req however.
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Absolutely agree. Probably not worth the risk, if anything I wouldn't mind spending an extra year. But if OP was in a really sticky situation, it is definitely possible.
You can do it if you have a solid physics background (AP physics B or C in high school, familiar with mechanics, waves, and E&M). If you are not certain about your background, do yourself a favor.
There are a few schools that don’t have physics as a pre-req, but you limit yourself a lot in where you can apply. I would still recommend taking it. The excuse that you don’t have “time” to take it is bogus. How old are you? 20? I took 6 years to get a bachelors degree, and now I’m doing a post bacc for career changers... you have time.
You’re lucky. My friend had an extremely physics heavy test.
It’s just not worth the risk. And it limits your school list. It’s only an extra year. This process is a marathon, not a sprint.
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Granted I took the old MCAT, but about half my PS was physics, heavy on physics II concepts.
Many schools require you take it prior to matriculation.
OP asked if it's possible to apply without a year of physics and that he would teach it to himself. I assumed that meant he would like to avoid taking it at all if possible.
Biochemistry is one thing, physics is another. Self study of second semester biochemistry is much lower yield than physics, which is nearly half of the first section. I would strongly suggest taking a formal class for this particular requirement based on personal experience.
Good luck!!!
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Good luck!!!
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May the F = ma be with you
If you didn’t get that, things aren’t looking too good
If you didn’t get that, things aren’t looking too good
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My point was that Physics is not as intense as the other subjects on the MCAT exam, and it is a subject that is possible to self study.
I disagree. I've seen people try to self study physics and get the concepts enough to where they do about 50/50 on passages and questions. That's not good enough IMO. And if you get a physics heavy test (which some people do), you're just shooting yourself in the foot because you don't feel like taking a course.
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Unless there is a confounding factor of laziness and inappropriate organization.
