Calculus before the MCAT

[skyeblue0610]

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Do I have to take calculus before I take the MCAT. Or all pre-reqs it's the one that will be the most tricking fitting in around all the other stuff I still have to take.

And exactly how much calculus is involved in medical school. Call me clueless but I honestly didn't think ANY sort of math in the traditional sense of whip out the calculator was in medical school at all

 

[Picklesali]

You do not need calculus (or really any math) for the MCAT

 

[skyeblue0610]

Do I need to take it before I apply. Because with the way it's looking I'll probably be able to fit it in fall of my senior year.

 

[secretwave101]

One of the least important classes you can take as a pre-medder. Focus on the major pre-reqs before you apply.

 

[Perrotfish]

I don't believe they do any sort of a prerequisite check before the MCAT. You could take it in HS if you really wanted

 

[Picklesali]

Do I need to take it before I apply. Because with the way it's looking I'll probably be able to fit it in fall of my senior year.

You just need to take it before you matriculate - however, not ALL schools require it. Check out some websites or the MSAR for specific prereqs.

 

[skyeblue0610]

Thank goodness😀

 

[gujuDoc]

Do I have to take calculus before I take the MCAT. Or all pre-reqs it's the one that will be the most tricking fitting in around all the other stuff I still have to take.

And exactly how much calculus is involved in medical school. Call me clueless but I honestly didn't think ANY sort of math in the traditional sense of whip out the calculator was in medical school at all

No calculus is not required for the MCAT basic mathskills which are thought in MCAT books is all that is needed.

 

[TMP-SMX]

A vast majority of schools do not require calculus.

 

[TexasTriathlete]

USMLE Step I is like a 7-hour calculus exam. You do almost nothing but calculus in your first two years of medical school.

 

[ghostfoot]

USMLE Step I is like a 7-hour calculus exam. You do almost nothing but calculus in your first two years of medical school.

Psshh. It was like a 2.5hr calculus exam for me😎

 

[Cancer Man]

You don't need it for the MCAT. In fact... as far as math goes in medical school... I've never used anything except the most basic of algebra.

 

[Rotinaj]

I'm only taking Calc I and II because some of the schools I want to apply to require engineering physics which is calc-based. However, some schools only require Business Calculus or some other watered-down math class. It's really a personal choice.

 

[ghostfoot]

You don't need it for the MCAT. In fact... as far as math goes in medical school... I've never used anything except the most basic of algebra.

Cancer Guy speaks the truth; don't worry too much about calc. But! A working knowledge of calculus will be necessary to understand the numbers in a lot of the important journal articles -- it seems like most people just take that stuff on face value though.

 

[ghostfoot]

I'm only taking Calc I and II because some of the schools I want to apply to require engineering physics which is calc-based. However, some schools only require Business Calculus or some other watered-down math class. It's really a personal choice.

Which schools are these? I haven't run in to any that require more than the "watered-down" version.

 

[skyeblue0610]

I'm only taking Calc I and II because some of the schools I want to apply to require engineering physics which is calc-based. However, some schools only require Business Calculus or some other watered-down math class. It's really a personal choice.

I thought most schools didn't accept business anything. I took statistics but for psychology. It was the exact same stuff as it would have been in a math department. But because it has behavioral sciences attached to it, I've been told it won't be accepted.

 

[ghostfoot]

I thought most schools didn't accept business anything. I took statistics but for psychology. It was the exact same stuff as it would have been in a math department. But because it has behavioral sciences attached to it, I've been told it won't be accepted.

It's the same class. It won't be a problem. And what does that have to do with "business?" You've been misinformed.

 

[Rotinaj]

When you asked that question, I had to look over my paperwork here. It appears that it's UMKC's pre-med requirements, which is currently without accreditation😛 Oh well, it can't hurt me to take the harder classed, right?😀 I believe KU school of medicine accepts Business and Applied Calculus and an alternative to Calc I and II for their math requirement.

 

[luv2sd]

however calculus 3 is required