Can somebody please help me create a tentative schedule for my next four years?

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Hello, everyone!

I just completed my first semester of college, and managed to start my college career with a 4.0 🙂love🙂. During the semester, however, I started becoming increasingly interested in business and, half-way through the semester, decided to change my major from Biology to Accounting. For the next three and a half years, I'm hoping to be able to efficiently juggle both my business core and Pre-med requisites, perhaps apply to a MD/MBA program (which I think means I'll have to take the GMAT), maintain a high GPA (I'm not going to delude myself into thinking I can keep the 4.0), and try to find some interesting extra-curricular activities.

The problem is, I'm having a bit of trouble planning a schedule that can incorporate all of those things; specifically, when I should take my MCAT and GMAT. For my first semester, I was able to take both General Chemistry 1 and General Biology 1. On my spring semester, I had to choose between taking General Chemistry 2 and General Biology 2 (To fit in a statistics class), so I'm going to be a semester behind on my Biology prerequisites.

Because of all this, I was hoping some kind soul would offer some suggestions on when I should take the MCAT and the GMAT. I was planning on taking the latter first, so I can focus all of my attention on studying for the MCAT when the time comes.

 

[Medicinewoman85]

Hello, everyone!

I just completed my first semester of college, and managed to start my college career with a 4.0 🙂love🙂. During the semester, however, I started becoming increasingly interested in business and, half-way through the semester, decided to change my major from Biology to Accounting. For the next three and a half years, I'm hoping to be able to efficiently juggle both my business core and Pre-med requisites, perhaps apply to a MD/MBA program (which I think means I'll have to take the GMAT), maintain a high GPA (I'm not going to delude myself into thinking I can keep the 4.0), and try to find some interesting extra-curricular activities.

The problem is, I'm having a bit of trouble planning a schedule that can incorporate all of those things; specifically, when I should take my MCAT and GMAT. For my first semester, I was able to take both General Chemistry 1 and General Biology 1. On my spring semester, I had to choose between taking General Chemistry 2 and General Biology 2 (To fit in a statistics class), so I'm going to be a semester behind on my Biology prerequisites.

Because of all this, I was hoping some kind soul would offer some suggestions on when I should take the MCAT and the GMAT. I was planning on taking the latter first, so I can focus all of my attention on studying for the MCAT when the time comes.

😱

 

[NickNaylor]

As far as I know, there are no MD/MBA problems that you apply into before matriculation. Usually you just apply to MD programs and then once you've matriculated you apply to the school's MBA program. I could be wrong here, though.

If I'm right, then you don't need to worry about the GMAT - at least not for now. I would just wait to take it until after you're in medical school. Who knows, you may not have to take it. That's one of the great things about these combined programs: they tend to be pretty friendly as far as applying goes once you're a medical student.

 

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Thank you!

 

[varsityblue]

I know that Harvard, Case Western, Yale, and Stanford have MD/MBA programs you can apply to before matriculation. You apply to the b-school and med school separately and, if admitted to both, you have a 5-year program wrapped up in a nice package!

As far as scheduling goes, take as many microecon, stats, and HARD math classes as you can fit in your schedule. B-school will teach you all the finance you need to know so focus on acquiring skills that you can't learn later. Apart from that, take your prereqs, major requirements, and whatever else you want!

My recommendation? Take your MCAT junior year and your GMAT right after applying to med school during your junior summer. Most app deadlines for b-schools aren't until late in December anyway.

Have fun. 🙂

 

[ZsaZsaM]

Don't have anything to add in terms of scheduling, but wanted to say congrats on a successful first semester. That is honestly the best thing you can do for yourself when starting uni. So many people bomb their first semester and have to play catch up the rest of the year and even next. And maybe it isn't realistic to maintain a 4.0 for the rest of your college career, but it's not a bad thing to aim for. The higher your target is, falling a little short of it will still yield phenomenal results. 👍

 

[hiphopcrates]

Talk to both your Pre-Med and Business advisors about the courses you'll need to graduate on time and what order is necessary for scheduling. They'll know the school's specifics. Better yet, do your own research on the university website, compile a tentative schedule, and have your advisor(s) just do the double-checking. Shouldn't take more than a couple hours.

I'm double-majoring in Biochem and Micro, and minoring in Business. Summer school for the fast track!

 

[xXIDaShizIXx]

I'd take the MCAT first. It would make life so much easier to have it out of the way.