Did everyone here take calc. 2?

[Punchap]

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Hi,

I was wondering if it necessary to take level two calc. to be a competitive applicant to D.O. schools. I hate math and I get Bs/Cs consistently across the board...I have taken pre-calc. and calc. 1 at my school and would like to end it there, is this a bad idea? All of your suggestions are welcome. Thanks.

 

[Gregory Gulick]

I didn't even take calc one!

 

[trypto82]

no, I would stop with calc 1. I believe that most pre-med programs only require calc 1 anyway, but check with your advisor or committee first. As far as I know there is really no advantage to taking level 2 calc for the mcat or any other med school related activity.

 

[FutureFemmeDoc]

No, you don't need to take it! I only took calc2 because I like math and I am good at it. It was a hard course...However, if you need another math class, you can take statistics- I thought it was much easier and more useful in the long run.

 

[saki0005]

I only took calc 1 and 2 because they were required for my major, not for pre-med...If I could do it all over again, I would avoid it like the plague!

 

[cooldreams]

i took calc 1, 2, 3, diffeq, engineering statistics, matrix algebra, partial differential equations, complex math, college algebra, geometry.

fun stuff man...

 

[DocPC]

I would avoid Calc 2 as much as possible- especially if you and Math don't get along. I took a Statistics course and thought that was very helpful (and also a lot easier than calc). I find I actually use the information when doing research or reading articles. Just my $0.02 😳

 

[Punchap]

Thanks! I appreciate the advice.

 

[WestcoastMedicine]

I only took calc 1 and got accepted at PCOM, and interviewed at DMU and LECOM so far, havent gotten decisions yet from those two.

 

[acl3623]

Hi,

I was wondering if it necessary to take level two calc. to be a competitive applicant to D.O. schools. I hate math and I get Bs/Cs consistently across the board...I have taken pre-calc. and calc. 1 at my school and would like to end it there, is this a bad idea? All of your suggestions are welcome. Thanks.

hell no!
i second the stats advice, take biostats if your school has it...

 

[jonb12997]

I could be wrong on this, but as far as I knew when I was applying (all of a year ago) Harvard was the only one to require Calc 2... take Stats, it'll help with reading journal articles...

 

[crys20]

Yikes! Don't take it. To be a bio major at my school you have to take calc 1 and 2 which is why I did. Got a D in calc 2, too, my first quarter of college. Been getting over that one ever since 😳

 

[JohnDO]

My school lets you substitute statistics for calculus 2 for the bio degree. I was only required to take calculus 1. I did fine in it, but I would not voluntarily subject myself to such madness again.

THANKS NEWTON, BUT I'VE HAD ENOUGH

 

[stoic]

I only took Calc I. And I must say I've never used any calculus since.

👎 with extra math!

 

[pjc199]

Since a number of adcom interviewers probably only took up to Calc I due to their disliking of the difficult nature of the subject, I found it to be a very nice benefit to have the ability to talk about my success in Calc I, II, III, IV, and V. It seems to me that interviewers take the mathematical success of an individual into consideration. Let's face it, if you can do differential equations, then you can follow a number of intricate steps, and can probably succeed in many other genres including medicine.

 

[v-lander]

Never even took Calc I. By the way, what's calculus?

 

[spongiebob]

i'm taking calc 2 now! have my final next week. sooooooo boringggg. i would only take it if required. I had to take either calc 2 or stats 1 and 2 so i went the shorter route.

 

[stoleyerscrubz]

Calc IV and V?

I took Cal 1,2 and 3 because I was an engineering major when I was young and foolish. I would not even take Calc I if I was going premed and the schools I was applying to did not require it.

let's see...I can figure out how long it will take to fill my bath tub with water, how to make a box with a big or small surface area... 😴

I do hope everyone in the world has the opportunity to at least learn algebra
..

Since a number of adcom interviewers probably only took up to Calc I due to their disliking of the difficult nature of the subject, I found it to be a very nice benefit to have the ability to talk about my success in Calc I, II, III, IV, and V. It seems to me that interviewers take the mathematical success of an individual into consideration. Let's face it, if you can do differential equations, then you can follow a number of intricate steps, and can probably succeed in many other genres including medicine.

 

[OrthoFixation]

i took calc 1, 2, 3, diffeq, engineering statistics, matrix algebra, partial differential equations, complex math, college algebra, geometry.

fun stuff man...

Another glutton for punishment:

I took Pre-calc, College Algebry & Geometry, Business Statistics I, then II, Analytic Geometry, Calc I, II, III, Diff Eqns, Engineering Economy, Numerical Methods.

Don't take Calc II unless you have too. It was pretty time consuming. Statistics will serve you better.

There are actually some pretty cool uses for calculus, especially in physics, dynamics, mechanics, and 3-D objects. Time dependent functions can be characterized with calculus & differentials.

I am so scared that I know these things. I'm such a geek !

 

[topworm]

I tried my luck at Calc II (although it was required for my major) and got one of my two C's. I wouldn't recommend it unless you really like it. I can see no relevance to medicine.

 

[virilep]

ALMOST ALL med schools have a "math 1 year" requirement. there are different types of math and all. and different types of calculus. talk to your premed advisor about which one is the best one to take for your school. u don't need more than 1 year.

 

[OSUdoc08]

Hi,

I was wondering if it necessary to take level two calc. to be a competitive applicant to D.O. schools. I hate math and I get Bs/Cs consistently across the board...I have taken pre-calc. and calc. 1 at my school and would like to end it there, is this a bad idea? All of your suggestions are welcome. Thanks.

No, the requirement for most schools is 1 semester of calculus. Some don't even require it.

Any additional math would be necessary for a B.S. degree, but not needed for medical school admission.

 

[cooldreams]

No, the requirement for most schools is 1 semester of calculus. Some don't even require it.

Any additional math would be necessary for a B.S. degree, but not needed for medical school admission.

doesnt harvard require 2 sems of calc ?

why sluff off on such an easy thing 😀

im an electrical engineer, and even i dont use most of the calc stuff, BUT it did allow me to se and understand things i might have really struggled with otherwise, plus the knowledge is always there to fall back on to understand new things. this is a core class guys, you dont normally USE core stuff, you BUILD upon it.....

 

[OSUdoc08]

doesnt harvard require 2 sems of calc ?

why sluff off on such an easy thing 😀

im an electrical engineer, and even i dont use most of the calc stuff, BUT it did allow me to se and understand things i might have really struggled with otherwise, plus the knowledge is always there to fall back on to understand new things. this is a core class guys, you dont normally USE core stuff, you BUILD upon it.....

Harvard may require cal 2, but I seem to recall we are in the pre-osteopathic forum.

On a side note, most allopathic schools have the same requirements as the osteopathic ones. There may be a couple of schools, perhaps including harvard, that require additional math.

 

[no-see-um]

Hi,

I was wondering if it necessary to take level two calc. to be a competitive applicant to D.O. schools. I hate math and I get Bs/Cs consistently across the board...I have taken pre-calc. and calc. 1 at my school and would like to end it there, is this a bad idea? All of your suggestions are welcome. Thanks.

I have taken calc II and have made a few DO schools. Calc II is actually a lot easier than Calc I.

I think that you ought to take what you want to take! The main point is that Calculus is not required for most med schools, MD or DO.

 

[cooldreams]

Harvard may require cal 2, but I seem to recall we are in the pre-osteopathic forum.

On a side note, most allopathic schools have the same requirements as the osteopathic ones. There may be a couple of schools, perhaps including harvard, that require additional math.

you are very right, especially since he specified DO schools over MD schools. 😛

wow.... is there such a thing as precal hehe? i took (and ended up helping to teach) calc 1 in my junior year in high school..... no looking back after that, i was a nerd and proud of it... i was the youngest guy in all of my math classes... just seemed so easy to me... just go get it out of the way dood...

you dont NEED calc 2, i guess that is the answer you are looking for. however i would still check with the particular schools you are planning on applying to, to see what they say about it... good luck....

 

[smc927]

Hi,

I was wondering if it necessary to take level two calc. to be a competitive applicant to D.O. schools. I hate math and I get Bs/Cs consistently across the board...I have taken pre-calc. and calc. 1 at my school and would like to end it there, is this a bad idea? All of your suggestions are welcome. Thanks.

I didn't take calc. Got accepted to 2 schools.

 

[BOHICA-FIGMO]

i took calc 1, 2, 3, diffeq, engineering statistics, matrix algebra, partial differential equations, complex math, college algebra, geometry.

fun stuff man...

To piggy-back off of cooldreams...I took Calc I-IV, 1 sem of undergrad stats, 2 sem of grad stats. Maybe its a KCUMB thing, but one of my interviewers was pretty blown away that I took four semesters of calculus! So maybe it helps...calculus is a pretty good test of IQ horsepower. In terms of medicine,though, you will use stats a LOT more. Read ANY journal article and you will see what I mean. Just my two cents... 😎

 

[dr.z]

I took Calc I and II since they were both required. I got B- on Calc II since I don't like math and am not good at it (I am Asian too!). I still got accepted to DO school. If it isn't necessary and you don't like it, don't take it. Do something better that you will enjoy.

 

[cooldreams]

I took Calc I and II since they were both required. I got B- on Calc II since I don't like math and am not good at it (I am Asian too!). I still got accepted to DO school. If it isn't necessary and you don't like it, don't take it. Do something better that you will enjoy.

i thought calc 2 was kinda dumb, but calc 1 and 3 seemed pretty cool to me. i didint know that there was a calc 4, maybe that was "advanced calc" at my school or something. i dunno... in all of my electrical engineering classes, we seemed to be using differential equations a lot more, so i went a head and took partial diff eq for that reason. it was a pretty cool class, taught you how to model things in real life with mathematical equations like the harmonics of a violin or something.. cool stuff...

 

[Khenon]

I was one of those that really enjoys math, so I took Calc I and II. But Calc II was quite a bit harder, and I landed my first B in a math class. Anyway, my point is, if you're not doing well in Calc I, then DO NOT take Calc II. It's harder (even for those of us who enjoy that kind of stuff), won't help your GPA, and isn't necessary for DO school.

 

[Doc2B-Finally]

I am an engineering major. I took 5 calculus classes. First 2 calc were eay to deal with, but last 3 were killer. Still managed to do very well in these classes. But I have seen other math and physics majors taking these classes. One thing i can tell you is, if you are not interested, don't go anywhere near calculus classes. Key is understaning concepts, (like Orgo. Chem). With Orgo, you can atleast memorize but there is no chance of doing that with Calc.
Unless you love it, you will never get it.

 

[OSUdoc08]

I hate math.

I took Cal I (required for med school)

&

Biostatistics (required for my degree)

and that was it.

 

[topworm]

Without calc II, you may fall prey to Zeno's paradox and never reach your patients

 

[XT777]

ALMOST ALL med schools have a "math 1 year" requirement. there are different types of math and all. and different types of calculus. talk to your premed advisor about which one is the best one to take for your school. u don't need more than 1 year.

Surprisingly, only ~50% of US medical schools require any math at all.

XT777

 

[BayesianDoc]

I took Calc 2 and am glad I did, it has come in handy during my 1st year.

 

[BayesianDoc]

i didint know that there was a calc 4, maybe that was "advanced calc" at my school or something.

Many schools run a Cacl 1-4 sequence if 3 credits while others run a 1-3 sequence if 4 credits. That is how most of the schools are around here and there are a crap load of them. Some of the engineering schools have differentials and linear algebra thrown into calc4 while others have it separate, I guess it depends on what type of school you go to. Teaching, Engineering, Science, etc.