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I would look into the schools you want to, and try and meet their criteria. My first choice is MSUCOM and they require 4 hrs Biochem, 16 hrs Chemistry, 8hrs Physics, and some other courses I cannot reference offhand. So in the case its required, you might not be competitive at all without it.
Others will chime in and I think you will find the answer your looking for.
Others will chime in and I think you will find the answer your looking for.
Agreed with the above. Almost all schools like to see some kind of biochem, some behavioral sciences, and some stats/calc type math course. I don't think you necessarily NEED them, but if you want to guarantee being competitive in all aspects, it can't hurt if it is possible for you to take the courses both time and money wise. It might not come down to that when a school is making a decision on you...however if you and another applicant are nearly identical and the other person has a lot of courses under their belt that they like to see, it just might rule you out. Outside of making you competitive, some of those recommended courses, like biochem and genetics, will greatly benefit you in school.
They "recommend" taking these courses because you will be expected to master them in medical school.
If you do well in these subjects as an undergrad, it would definitely reflect positively on your application.
In addition to the other comments, classes like biochem and genetics will more than prepare you for those topics on the MCAT so it will be just one/two less subject(s) that you have to focus for MCAT Bio.
I agree with Genetics and Biochemsitry. I see those on more admissions websites than any other courses. If you don't have those classes done at application time then you can put them down on the app as classes you plan to take.
