Calculus big deal or no?

[Premed wrestler]

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My Biology degree is on a pre-professional track, the math requirements are precalc and stats. I know most pre-meds at other schools require calculus and even mine does now in the new requirements they came out with for the new freshman. So my question is if taking calculus a plus for med school because if not I would rather take pre calc and get a definite A then have a possible GPA drop with a 5 credit calculus class.

 

[Lost Vagus]

If you don't want to take calculus, don't take it. It wont help or hurt you in medical school.

 

[Jazzy G]

Most DO schools don't require Calc, although many MD programs do. No real need to take it. May help you with Physics if you haven't taken that yet, but I survived just fine without it.

 

[Premed wrestler]

Yeah I'm in physics 2 now wishing I had a calc refresher, but thanks. Any schools have calc in the curricula once you get to med school?

 

[chizledfrmstone]

Yeah I'm in physics 2 now wishing I had a calc refresher, but thanks. Any schools have calc in the curricula once you get to med school?

Lol... No.


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[Roxas]

Most DO schools don't require Calc, although many MD programs do. No real need to take it. May help you with Physics if you haven't taken that yet, but I survived just fine without it.

I don't know about many, I think only some Ivies and the Texas schools require calc.

 

[WhiteCoatSyndrome]

A lot of physics courses are algebra based anyway. I would avoid calc based physics at all costs

 

[edgerock24]

No DO school requires calc. Only a few MD schools require it (and even so, you can be interviewed & accepted by them before having taken it -- as long as it is completed before matriculation). I have never seen any use for taking this course (unless you love math). It will not help you in algebra-based physics (only basic trig is used, which can be learned in 15 mins via a Google search).

 

[Dreamstoo]

A lot of physics courses are algebra based anyway. I would avoid calc based physics at all costs

At my school the calc based physics has a far more lenient curve in the class. I got mostly As in it despite having B exam averages (class average hovered around a D/C-)