Do you have a higher chance of acceptance to schools with more pre-requisites?

[CorrieNC]

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I imagine that the majority students just take the basic core prerequisite classes (bio, chem, calc, phys, etc) thus only apply to schools that only require those classes.

Does that make students who apply to schools that require more prerequisites or higher level of prerequisites (cell bio, phy chem, gentics, biochem, etc) have a higher chance of acceptance because there is a smaller applicant pool?

Thanks!

 

[pharm B]

Anything you can do to stand out vs. your fellow applicants will make you more competitive. That could be taking more courses, getting a bachelors degree, having research experience, having obtained tons of volunteer hours, etc. The point is to make your application as competitive as you can.

 

[LovinPharmD]

Yes it does help, it will just allow you to apply to more than a handfull of schools that the majority of everyone else is. I took a bunch of extra pre-req's in order to apply to a total of 13 schools and i think it really did help me in my application cycle. I was able to pick and choose schools i wanted to interview at as well as accept because i had alot to choose from.

Hope that helps!