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Okay, to first start off.. Let me explain a bit about the program I am in.
I am in a high school collegiate program which allows me to take college credit classes as a high school student. The school that I am currently attending is at a community college, of course. I am currently a junior in high school at this community college. By the end of my senior year, I would have about 60+ college credit hours which would complete my associates degrees, enabling me to finish college faster and save A LOT of money by knocking out 1-2 years of college.
Afterwards, I plan on attending the University of Texas at Austin to finish up my prereqs for a Bachelor degree in biology. Then, from there, I plan on applying to medical schools such as Baylor or UT Southwestern.
My only concern regards the prereqs that I plan on taking at my high school/college. See, I went on the UT Southwestern website to look at the list prerequisites required for a general reference. You can look at the prerequisites yourself on the following link:
http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/education/medical-school/admissions/apply/process/prerequisites.html
After taking a look at my degree plan/high school plan, I noticed that some of my prerequisites will be completed at the community college. To be brief, the prerequisites that UT Southwestern is looking for are: English, Math (either statistics OR Calculus 1), Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. I will have my English and Math (Calculus 1) completed by end of senior year. And I plan to take statistics at UT Austin, so technically, my prereq for math WOULD be at a 4-year institution as well as a community college. As for my science course, I have the choice to pick any course for senior year. From ongoing talk, I hear that medical schools are mostly concerned about the applicant's biology and chemistry courses. And I also hear that medical school take into consideration WHERE the applicant took their courses. (EX. A biology course at UT Austin gives off a better academic impression as opposed to a biology course at a community college) My brother was actually denied admission from Baylor Dental School because he took his biology course at a community college. (Don't worry. He made it into San Antonio dental school and is living a successful life as a dentist now! Haha.) With that, I decided to finish my Physics credit next year during senior year, since medical schools supposedly give more thought towards my biology and chemistry credits, and I plan on saving my biology and chemistry courses for UT Austin, so that the academic impression remains impressive. So... my question poses... Is everything that I have stated so far true? Do medical schools consider biology and chemistry with greater concern as opposed to math, english, and physics? And should I be concerned that my English and Physics prerequisites will be completed at a community college? Should I consider retaking those courses at a 4-year institution to ensure a better foundation for medical school?
I am in a high school collegiate program which allows me to take college credit classes as a high school student. The school that I am currently attending is at a community college, of course. I am currently a junior in high school at this community college. By the end of my senior year, I would have about 60+ college credit hours which would complete my associates degrees, enabling me to finish college faster and save A LOT of money by knocking out 1-2 years of college.
Afterwards, I plan on attending the University of Texas at Austin to finish up my prereqs for a Bachelor degree in biology. Then, from there, I plan on applying to medical schools such as Baylor or UT Southwestern.
My only concern regards the prereqs that I plan on taking at my high school/college. See, I went on the UT Southwestern website to look at the list prerequisites required for a general reference. You can look at the prerequisites yourself on the following link:
http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/education/medical-school/admissions/apply/process/prerequisites.html
After taking a look at my degree plan/high school plan, I noticed that some of my prerequisites will be completed at the community college. To be brief, the prerequisites that UT Southwestern is looking for are: English, Math (either statistics OR Calculus 1), Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. I will have my English and Math (Calculus 1) completed by end of senior year. And I plan to take statistics at UT Austin, so technically, my prereq for math WOULD be at a 4-year institution as well as a community college. As for my science course, I have the choice to pick any course for senior year. From ongoing talk, I hear that medical schools are mostly concerned about the applicant's biology and chemistry courses. And I also hear that medical school take into consideration WHERE the applicant took their courses. (EX. A biology course at UT Austin gives off a better academic impression as opposed to a biology course at a community college) My brother was actually denied admission from Baylor Dental School because he took his biology course at a community college. (Don't worry. He made it into San Antonio dental school and is living a successful life as a dentist now! Haha.) With that, I decided to finish my Physics credit next year during senior year, since medical schools supposedly give more thought towards my biology and chemistry credits, and I plan on saving my biology and chemistry courses for UT Austin, so that the academic impression remains impressive. So... my question poses... Is everything that I have stated so far true? Do medical schools consider biology and chemistry with greater concern as opposed to math, english, and physics? And should I be concerned that my English and Physics prerequisites will be completed at a community college? Should I consider retaking those courses at a 4-year institution to ensure a better foundation for medical school?
