I finished undergrad in 2016 and I am looking to go to medical school. I majored in political science but I have quite the smattering of science courses. 3.998 GPA.
I am trying to figure out the following
Here is my specific background:
Biology : only high school biology
General Chemistry: AP Chemistry in 2011. (Later took undergrad course "Quantitative Analytical Chemistry")
Organic Chemistry: 2 semesters with lab in 2012. Loved it and knew it well.
Physics: AP Physics B. (Later took a undergrad course "Fundamentals of Engineering in the Physics Department.)
Calculus: AP Calculus BC (Later took Multivariable Calculus and Linear Algebra. I am not rusty at all on basic derivatives and integrals. Perhaps a little rusty on applications)
Psychology: AP Psychology in 2011
English: 5 on AP English Language.
I received an A in all the undergrad courses at a top 25 university and a 5 on the AP exams.
So I am here:
Missing: biology, biochemistry. (Maybe something else?)
Rusty: the rest
To my eye, I absolutely need biology and biochemistry. Confused about the rest.
Any help is appreciated!
I am trying to figure out the following
- It's been quite a long time since I took some science courses. I excelled in these courses, but I'm probably rusty. Should I retake them or just relearn/self-study these subjects for the MCAT?
- Given my science background, is an organized post-bac a good idea? Or something more flexible like Harvard Extension School? I would hope to get everything done in one year given my background.
- I've heard that you can't use AP courses when applying to med schools but if you took a higher level course in a subject area then you don't need the more basic course that you AP'd out of.. Is this true everywhere?
Here is my specific background:
Biology : only high school biology
General Chemistry: AP Chemistry in 2011. (Later took undergrad course "Quantitative Analytical Chemistry")
Organic Chemistry: 2 semesters with lab in 2012. Loved it and knew it well.
Physics: AP Physics B. (Later took a undergrad course "Fundamentals of Engineering in the Physics Department.)
Calculus: AP Calculus BC (Later took Multivariable Calculus and Linear Algebra. I am not rusty at all on basic derivatives and integrals. Perhaps a little rusty on applications)
Psychology: AP Psychology in 2011
English: 5 on AP English Language.
I received an A in all the undergrad courses at a top 25 university and a 5 on the AP exams.
So I am here:
Missing: biology, biochemistry. (Maybe something else?)
Rusty: the rest
To my eye, I absolutely need biology and biochemistry. Confused about the rest.
Any help is appreciated!
