schools do not require bacholar degree?

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I think medical schools require their students to have a bachelor's degree before they start medical school.
 
umm.. that's not true. some schools don't require it, and just ask for at least 90 credits of coursework and that you complete the pre-med requirements.

unfortunately i don't have a list of schools that do that.. you'll have to do that research yourself. look into all the schools you can see yourself apply to, go to their website, and look on their admission requirements to find out.
 
medordent said:
Hi,i got some questions. I am a student at UCLA, majoring in anthropology. I am really sick and tired of my major and have no eager to learn. Therefore, I want to shoot for some MD schools with out bacholar degree. My GPA at CC is around 3.5-6ish and UCLA GPA 3.3. I will be taking MCAT coming spring/summer and apply for fall term. How hard is it to join MD those schools without bacholar degree? Also, what MCAT score should i get to have decent chance? THank you.
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I don't know of any schools that do not require a bachelor's degree prior to matriculation. The secondary for GW only asked if you had completed 90 credits at an undergrad, but I don't know if that means you only need 90 credits before matriculation. At most schools you can apply with the degree in progress but it's expected that it will be competed before you start med school. If you take the MCAT in the Spring/Summer of 2010 you'll be applying for Fall 2011, the application process/cycle is a full year. Also, is English your first language?
 
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"In order to apply to medical school you will need a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. You can complete any major you choose, but you also have to demonstrate your successful completion of prerequisite courses in biology, chemistry, physics, and calculus." -from "Med School Confidential" by Robert H. Miller and Daniel M. Bissell, M.D.

in short: no, you cannot. finish your degree, switch to bio or whatever, but get a bachelors and do your pre reqs.
 
Actually there are schools that don't require a bachelor's degree. Only 90 credits minimum. Look around on the web, OP.
 
Better get some eager then! Med schools will not be happy about you dropping out of college.
 
Yeah, as Shindotp said, get some eager to get that bacholar. 😉

Yes, it is true that quite a few schools don't require a bachelor's degree, but that is just on the books for truly OUTSTANDING people who, for one reason or other, did not complete a first degree, maybe because they just arrived from another country. Just because you can't be bothered to enjoy and do well in undergraduate coursework, it doesn't mean that you'll be that next outstanding candidate... 3.6 is about average for med school.

Get down to work, stop searching for loopholes (that nobody will be granting you), get a smashing GPA, ace the MCAT, and enjoy some extracurriculars. That's all you need to do.

Good luck.
 
The schools that don't require a bachelor's degree do expect you to be an outstanding student. You're clearly not, no offense.

If you don't like your major, switch.
 
While I do agree that there probably are schools that do not require a bachelor's degree, people without a bachelor's degree have a very slim chance of getting in. With a 3.3 GPA, you are going to have even a harder time. Although there are US schools that do not require a bachelor's, your best bet is probably the Caribbean.
 
Many schools don't require an undergraduate degree. They also don't require a GPA above 3.0 or an MCAT above 20. But when 300 people with 3.5+ GPAs, 30+ MCATs, and an undergraduate degree are applying for 100 seats; requirements don't mean much...
 
thanks for the response, i cant stand my major.... it's too boring. i cant change my major becuase i have too much units and there is a unit cap(max) policy at UCLA.
i guess i will apply carrib MD and DO schools
 
A lot of Canadian schools do not require a Bachelor's degree (can apply after your sophomore year and they will treat you the same as someone that is graduating), but they require very competitive GPAs to be accepted into. You can check it out, and you can do your electives and residency in the US.

I am only familiar with some schools in Canada, but some of the ones that I have heard of that I think accept people w/o degrees are: McGill, University of Toronto, McMaster University, University of Ottawa, University of Calgary, Queens University.
 
medordent said:
thanks for the response, i cant stand my major.... it's too boring. i cant change my major becuase i have too much units and there is a unit cap(max) policy at UCLA.
i guess i will apply carrib MD and DO schools
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You won't find everything in med school interesting either. There will be plenty of things you won't enjoy. Learn how to deal with it now, and finish college.
 
saqrfaraj said:
You won't find everything in med school interesting either. There will be plenty of things you won't enjoy. Learn how to deal with it now, and finish college.
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Agreed. The OP's GPA isn't stellar, but it's good enough to be in the ballpark for admission to US schools. Going to the Caribbean (or some other "shortcut") because of being "bored" with a major would be a big, big mistake.
 
medordent said:
thanks for the response, i cant stand my major.... it's too boring. i cant change my major becuase i have too much units and there is a unit cap(max) policy at UCLA.
i guess i will apply carrib MD and DO schools
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Gimme a break. Finish your degree if you want to be a doctor. If you don't like to learn then medicine isn't for you. DO schools, by the way, require a bachelors like MD schools.
 
medordent said:
thanks for the response, i cant stand my major.... it's too boring. i cant change my major becuase i have too much units and there is a unit cap(max) policy at UCLA.
i guess i will apply carrib MD and DO schools
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Does UCLA offer any medical anthropology classes? I know I found that subject more interesting than some of the cultural theory classes. Every major probably has a few required classes that aren't going to thrill you. Maybe there are some cross-listed bio classes you can take that will still count for your major.. I got credit towards my anthropology degree for anatomy.
 
Let me get this straight. You don't want to finish college, but you do want to go to med school?

😕
 
dmblue said:
Let me get this straight. You don't want to finish college, but you do want to go to med school?

😕
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yes because i chose a wrong major (anthropology) and I really hate my major. once i am in med school, I will love to learn medicine. Anthropology in general has nothing to do with medical school.
 
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medordent said:
yes because i chose a wrong major (anthropology) and I really hate my major. once i am in med school, I will love to learn medicine. Anthropology in general has nothing to do with medical school.
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SUCK IT UP. If you want to go to medical school finish the ****ing degree. Promise, theres going to be **** in med school that will bore the crap out of you.
 
Question: If i dont have bacholar degreee, would it effect my chance of getting into residency program? or if I have MD, it doesn't matter?
 
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medordent said:
Question: If i dont have bacholar degreee, would it effect my chance of getting into residency program? or if I have MD, it doesn't matter?
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First of all, it's spelled "Bachelor's" and second of all, most US schools require it. I think some Caribbean schools don't require it but those schools should always be a last resort. If you want to be a doctor, take the necessary steps just like everyone else and don't take the easy way out just because of laziness...I don't mean to be mean btw.
 
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Northwestern doesn't require one. i just read it the other day.
 
there are a few non-carib schools that dont require an undergraduate degree, but it usually says something along the lines of "students who have completed at least 90 hours with exceptional coursework will be considered." The op's coursework, while I'm not knocking it, is average, not exceptional.

Wish I could remember on which school's webpage I was reading that...
 
first thing that popped into my head when i saw this thread:


how is babby formed?
 
medordent said:
Question: If i dont have bacholar degreee, would it effect my chance of getting into residency program? or if I have MD, it doesn't matter?
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If PA schools require bachelors, then what makes you think you can get into Med. school... in America? ...with that GPA? ...with no MCAT score? ...and if your grammar is truly that questionable (bachelor* / affect*)... you have a high probability of achieving below an 8 on VR. Worry about that, instead of worrying about how to rush into a program you might not be ready for...

If you truly want to leave early, leave the country. Of course the top school(SGU) will auto-reject you for not having a bachelors degree, but the good news is you'll probably be able to get into Ross.

...The bad news is Ross doesn't hide the fact that they do everything in their power to weed out you and up to 400 others from their program during MS1 & MS2 to keep their match rates competitive. If you can work under that type of pressure, then by all means go to the Caribbean, they're waiting for you.
 
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