Biostatistics or Elementary Statistics for Medical Schools?

[jayteeteejay]

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Hey everyone so I know this has been asked before but I feel that this question might be a little different from previous ones. I am applying this cycle and have noticed that I might not fulfill the math requirement for many schools as I have taken Pre-Calc and Calc 1 for Sci and Engineering majors but have never taken an sort of Stats course. I have the option of taking Biostat (which counts towards my Bio major and is cross listed with the Math department) or Elementary Stats that does not count towards my major. I was wondering if most schools would deem it acceptable to take Biostats and for it to count for the math requirement despite it being a Bio class and due to the fact that most schools on MSAR say statistics is needed but rarely do they specifically say biostats. Thanks in advance!

 

[flapjack3d]

They're basically the same class, but biostats gives examples about how the stats can be related back to biology, medicine, public health, etc. rather than marbles in a jar or whatever.

 

[7331poas]

How about a math department calc based stats?

 

[jayteeteejay]

Sorry for the late reply but this is crosslisted with Biostats in the Math department so Im not sure how much of an effect that has