Do Med Schools want to years of a language?

[amnesia]

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Luckily for me, my degree doesn't have a language requirement... and I really could care less. I can't find any requirements for it, though.... so, is it bad if I don't take two years of a language?

Thanks.

 

[MossPoh]

If it is not on the requirements then I supposse it is ok....I still think it is preferable to take a foreign language....but I am just a big advocate in that and think the techniques used to learn can be applied to many other areas.

 

[HemaOncoDoc]

Luckily for me, my degree doesn't have a language requirement... and I really could care less. I can't find any requirements for it, though.... so, is it bad if I don't take two years of a language?

Thanks.

Some schools do not require a language, but due to the location of some medical schools, it would be an advantage if you took courses or were fluent in a foreign language. That's just my .02.

 

[kyidmnmaiv]

If med schools don't require it, and you have no interest, I think it's silly to spend two years and countless hours on a foreign language. I've studied German since high school, but that's because I have a genuine interest in the language and culture. It's better to spend your time doing something you enjoy than forcing yourself to do something just to impress an admissions committee.

 

[LifetimeDoc]

If you plan on being a clinician, I would say that taking a course in a foreign language (such as sign-language or spanish) would be valuable for your future clinical work.

Even if the Ad-comms don't see it as something that benefits your "application" to medical school, think about doing it so that you can better assist your patients.

 

[jackieMD2007]

I took a couple of quarters of French in college to meet our foreign language requirement and I don't think its going to be that big of a deal but you never know what classes on your transcript they are going to think are good.

 

[Brainsucker]

It depends on where you're applying. Even if they don't all explicitly say that they like languages, it couldn't hurt to know Spanish in Florida, CA, NYC, TX... The patient pop of my hospital has a lot of Spanish speakers, so I feel pretty dumb that my Spanish blows. (I took a year as a sophomore, but it's gone.)