Is it possible to take only six prereqs and then take the MCAT

[dpk211]

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Time is not really on my side as I am a finance major who decided in the last year or so to pursue medicine.

Can I just take Inorganic Chem 1+2, Bio 1+2, Orgo 1 and Physics 1 and just study the MCAT review for Orgo 2 and Physics 2 and then take the MCAT?

My friends and family are telling me to do it this way because it saves one year as opposed to taking the MCAT after Orgo 2 and Physics 2. I keep telling them that an extra year won't really make a difference in my case because I am 28 already. They say it's not the one year but it's more of a motivational issue. They claim I will lose more motivation if I wait any longer.

My grades are not MD competitive, so my MCAT would need to be somewhere over 32. Do you have any advice regarding how to approach the MCAT in this situation or if both plans are wrong?

 

[getright]

Most users on this site recommend finishing all of the prerequisites before taking the mcat. But there are people that have scored well after teaching themselves a couple of the subjects.

 

[phltz]

The material from Physics II is heavily tested on the MCAT. I would strongly recommend that you wait until you have taken that before attempting the MCAT. Especially given your apparently lackluster undergrad GPA, you can't afford to have a lousy exam score now.

The good news is that you're presumably a bit older, and possibly wiser, than when you got some of your undergrad grades. My advice is to take your time and do thing right from here on out. You've got something to prove. Cutting corners is the last thing you should be doing. Kick butt in your classes. Wait until you're ready to slam the MCAT, and then slam it. You'll need to show adcoms that you've grown up, and that you're ready to succeed.

 

[aSagacious]

the material from physics ii is heavily tested on the mcat. I would strongly recommend that you wait until you have taken that before attempting the mcat. Especially given your apparently lackluster undergrad gpa, you can't afford to have a lousy exam score now.

The good news is that you're presumably a bit older, and possibly wiser, than when you got some of your undergrad grades. My advice is to take your time and do thing right from here on out. You've got something to prove. Cutting corners is the last thing you should be doing. Kick butt in your classes. Wait until you're ready to slam the mcat, and then slam it. You'll need to show adcoms that you've grown up, and that you're ready to succeed.

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