Need some advice

[sieg5]

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Let's say I have no experience in Bio or most things relating to the MCAT, what are some classes to take ~4 years ahead of time to prepare for the MCAT? What's a good minor for the MCAT?

 

[Mako555]

no need to do anything four years ahead of time. Are you in high school? AP bio, chem, and/or physics would be a good start.

 

[sieg5]

no need to do anything four years ahead of time. Are you in high school? AP bio, chem, and/or physics would be a good start.

I'm a music major.

 

[Spinach Dip]

4 years ahead of time? Talk about thinking ahead....



The prereqs for most med schools are:
1 year of physics
1 year of general chemistry
1 year of organic chemistry
1 year of biology
1 class in biochemistry

Those also happen to be the classes that will help you the most in preparing for the MCAT.

 

[sieg5]

4 years ahead of time? Talk about thinking ahead....



The prereqs for most med schools are:
1 year of physics
1 year of general chemistry
1 year of organic chemistry
1 year of biology
1 class in biochemistry

Those also happen to be the classes that will help you the most in preparing for the MCAT.

What would be the best minor in your opinion?

 

[Spinach Dip]

It depends on your university, but at mine, completing the med school pre-reqs was 1 class short of a chemistry minor. So I completed the course and added a chemistry minor to my transcript.

 

[darkjedi]

I took only the required premedical classes and found that I had all the knowledge required/covered by the MCAT. It is quite difficult to 'pre-prepare' 4 years in advanced, as you will likely forget much of the concepts by the time you study for it again. I actually took all my pre-reqs in a single year right before taking the MCAT, which I found to be a significant advantage, as the material was relatively fresh in my head.

 

[Josh7]

Besides the pre-reqs I hear that anatomy and physiology is useful