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Are you non-science majors taking additional classes besides the requirements (i.e. Biochemistry, Microbiology, Physiology, etc.) ???

Thanks!!
J

 

[Super Rob]

I have a degree in social science and I have completed premed. I took calculus because it is required at some of the schools that I am applying to, and I took a couple of semesters of biochemistry because I found it interesting (in retrospect, that was a smart decision because biochemistry is now required by certain schools on my list).

In my MCAT prep class, I wasn't at any disadvantage whatsoever having been a non-" "science" " major.

Hope this helps.

 

[matthew45]

I'm a modern European History major. I've done several things to make up for the humanities major. In addition to the standard prereqs I've done Biochem, Calc II, and I'm doing Micro and Physiology this year. I'm also going to focus my honors history thesis on medicine in World War II. Give me something to talk about in the interviews... If they come.

 

[ATPase]

I majored in history but took several upper level bio classes as well as biochem. The science courses were a nice break from the endless paper-writing and research required in history.

 

[spumoni620]

i took ~ 9 extra hours of upper level bio including physio + genetics. i'm currently also taking biochem (since it's a requirement for 2 of the schools i'm applying to.) i was also a math minor so got the calculus along w/extra math classes...

 

[Anka]

I was a literature major. I went to a technical school, so the core was calculus, calc-based physics, chem, bio. I took some grad neuroscience, some engineering, did a bunch of science research.

Anka

 

[sophRI]

i am a new M1 so i may be talking out my you-know-what:

i was a non-science major and had no trouble on the MCAT, though i did take the kaplan class to fill in the holes...
i'm really glad that i got to do something else, and i think it may have made me a better applicant.
but it does make things difficult in the first few weeks of classes. don't go crazy over this b/c i've heard it all evens out, but if you have the time i would really recommend taking cell bio and genetics, maybe biochem... that way you'll have a good foundation for the stuff you'll be learning and won't have to play catchup so much.
that being said, in two weeks of med school you learn about what you learn by midterm in a normal semester, so it'll only help you for a month or so - i still think it would have been helpful and made the transition easier...

 

[robotdancing]

i'm an anthro major, but minoring in chem and have accumulated just about enough upper level bio credits to get an (unintentional) second major.

 

[Jockey20]

I was an English major and then did post-bacc. I threw in one uppper level bio class, but that's it. I'm sure its better to have as much science as possible in addition to a non-science major, but I just didnt have the time. I have 2 interviews so far, so it seems my course history isn't totally unacceptable.