Med School prerequisites

[mike wang]

Hey guys, I have a quick question regarding med school prerequisites.

I was wondering if I am able to complete the prerequisites in the summer after I get admission. In other words, if I apply this cycle and I receive admission (hopefully!), is it possible to complete a prerequisite the following summer (next summer)?

Another question I had was that if I take a course this summer, do I send a new transcript to AMCAS to update my current application?

Thanks for all your help!

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[theseeker4]

Hey guys, I have a quick question regarding med school prerequisites.

I was wondering if I am able to complete the prerequisites in the summer after I get admission. In other words, if I apply this cycle and I receive admission (hopefully!), is it possible to complete a prerequisite the following summer (next summer)?

Another question I had was that if I take a course this summer, do I send a new transcript to AMCAS to update my current application?

Thanks for all your help!

You can apply, and be accepted, without all the pre-reqs completed, as long as they are all done by the time you start medical school. Generally, it is a good idea to have as many done as you can before you apply, since the pre reqs are the most important courses to adcoms, generally speaking.

 

[Ismet]

Most schools just require that the pre-reqs are completed prior to matriculation. For those schools, you would be fine to take a pre-req in the summer before you matriculate.

Keep in mind, however, that there are some schools that have stricter guidelines, such as having pre-reqs done before January of application year, and some even require pre-reqs to be done before you apply. Check the websites of schools you're interested in for the specifics.

You would send transcripts to each school individually after initial submission/verification of AMCAS.

 

[masaraksh]

Are you talking about not having any pre-reqs done at te time you sunlit your app? I can't see how this could possibly be a good idea.

 

[zzxxzz]

Are we talking something like Anatomy? I think you'll be ok.

 

[mike wang]

Are you talking about not having any pre-reqs done at te time you sunlit your app? I can't see how this could possibly be a good idea.

Are we talking something like Anatomy? I think you'll be ok.

Well the majority of schools need an English credit so I was thinking of finishing it either this summer or next summer

 

[allantois]

Well the majority of schools need an English credit so I was thinking of finishing it either this summer or next summer

I am surprised how you can get a Bachelors degree with only one Enlglish course

 

[masaraksh]

I am surprised how you can get a Bachelors degree with only one Enlglish course

I got my B.Sc. with ~140 credits of BCPM and nothing else. Schools are different.

Liberal arts schools seem to come with 'ged ed' type requirements very often

 

[Time Table]

Well the majority of schools need an English credit so I was thinking of finishing it either this summer or next summer

I am surprised how you can get a Bachelors degree with only one Enlglish course

Not to hijack the thread, but I was also wondering. Would it matter if I took my second english course while I was applying to med school, aka first semester of senior year?

 

[mike wang]

I am surprised how you can get a Bachelors degree with only one Enlglish course

I attend a Canadian university so it might be different from what you guys learn in the states. I'm also in an honours physiology program so there isn't much room for electives