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Ok, so I just found out something a little off and I'm not sure if I'm thinking what I just read right now. So, when I posted about the "Alumnus connections" post about a few minutes to milliseconds ago, I decided to read up USC's admissions policies in regards to it. However, I decided to check out it's Keck medical school site and when I looked for the requirements for medical school, and I couldn't find any specific classes that are required for all pre-meds. But, I read the words "Applicants must have completed a baccalaureate degree, or its equivalent, from an accredited college or university prior to matriculation. Effective now, the school has no specific course requirements" (directly from the site: http://keck.usc.edu/About/Administrative_Offices/Office_of_MD_Admissions/Admissions_Process.aspx). I also read here on studentdoc's article that not every school has a "set requirement" and all school vary in requirements. In fact, I even recall that there was a school that didn't require the MCAT, but I suspect this might be a hoax or a really low quality medical school because I know you need to apply through AMCAS, which usually requires the MCAT (I believe?). Besides this, am I thinking on what I just read or did I just misunderstood a simple sentence?
Note: Assuming that there are people out there berating unmotivated individuals such as myself, I am not implying that I'm attempting to find an "easy way" in to med school, because this accusation has come up before (just not on this site or this computer). I want to make it clear that I am suffering as much as every student out there and having lament through tons of coursework just to make my transcript pristine, and I have no intent of cheating into the medical career. I just wanted to ask this question because clearly I'm somewhat confused about the admissions policies of USC and, possibly, other schools out there that may have a similar policy, and I just wanted someone to help me clarify if I'm understanding what I'm reading on the schools' sites.
Note: Assuming that there are people out there berating unmotivated individuals such as myself, I am not implying that I'm attempting to find an "easy way" in to med school, because this accusation has come up before (just not on this site or this computer). I want to make it clear that I am suffering as much as every student out there and having lament through tons of coursework just to make my transcript pristine, and I have no intent of cheating into the medical career. I just wanted to ask this question because clearly I'm somewhat confused about the admissions policies of USC and, possibly, other schools out there that may have a similar policy, and I just wanted someone to help me clarify if I'm understanding what I'm reading on the schools' sites.
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