So when they say a year of college english...

[munchymanRX]

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What exactly do they mean? Must classes be through the english department? Or are things like philosophy, literature, classics, etc. acceptable?

 

[apumic]

English dept typically. This includes English Literature as well (i.e., ENGL and LIT or equivalent prefixes courses only).

 

[Drrrrrr. Celty]

What exactly do they mean? Must classes be through the english department? Or are things like philosophy, literature, classics, etc. acceptable?

Best would be english comp + some sort of english litt class. This will suffice all medical school English requirements.

 

[apumic]

Best would be english comp + some sort of english litt class. This will suffice all medical school English requirements.

Good advice but your inference is not true. U-Colo, for instance, requires 9 units (3 semesters) of English. Don't ask why...they just do. (From their quirks, I'd suspect they are very focused on an applicant's communication and clinical potential and experience; probably moreso than most other schools, since they're also the ones who expect min. 500 hours clinical + 100+ shadowing prior to applying.)

 

[Cytotoxic]

It varies by med. school, so if there's any question, contact and ask them directly.

From my experience, most schools will accept any writing-intensive humanities courses in lieu of the English requirement. A few will accept any writing-intensive courses, even BCPM ones. Again, call and ask if there's ever a question.

 

[Drrrrrr. Celty]

Good advice but your inference is not true. U-Colo, for instance, requires 9 units (3 semesters) of English. Don't ask why...they just do. (From their quirks, I'd suspect they are very focused on an applicant's communication and clinical potential and experience; probably moreso than most other schools, since they're also the ones who expect min. 500 hours clinical + 100+ shadowing prior to applying.)

hmm i guess i shouldnt have said all.. hahaha.. many is the best word for medical schools haha..
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damn.. 500+ hours of clinicals.. thats A LOT, always wondered if having lets say 1000 hours of clinical experience would merit some sort of bonus on the app. Like +.2 on the gpa or +2 on the mcat(informal of course)

 

[apumic]

hmm i guess i shouldnt have said all.. hahaha.. many is the best word for medical schools haha..
and
damn.. 500+ hours of clinicals.. thats A LOT, always wondered if having lets say 1000 hours of clinical experience would merit some sort of bonus on the app. Like +.2 on the gpa or +2 on the mcat(informal of course)

The "bonus" would be a lower chance of getting tripped up on clinical experience related questions at interviews. Otherwise.... I doubt it. Once you get to a 6 mos full-time (1000 hrs), the job is really just that -- a job. I mean, it's still awesome and you're obviously still learning, but once above 500 hrs, it's not really worth counting. At that point, you know what the job entails and just keep learning the intricacies of your position and your patient population.

 

[rockaction]

email the specific school. for example, Vanderbilt requires 2 semesters of English, but say it can be any humanities-type class where you did significant writing. so history, philosophy, literature, and english classes counted.

 

[afugazzi]

Ah! That's scary! I had a grand total of 8 hours of shadowing before applying, not that I'm saying that's acceptable...

hmm i guess i shouldnt have said all.. hahaha.. many is the best word for medical schools haha..
and
damn.. 500+ hours of clinicals.. thats A LOT, always wondered if having lets say 1000 hours of clinical experience would merit some sort of bonus on the app. Like +.2 on the gpa or +2 on the mcat(informal of course)

 

[ruffj14]

How about AP exam credit for an english course?

 

[Drrrrrr. Celty]

How about AP exam credit for an english course?

Check with individual colleges on this matter, some will be very willing to accept ap credit. Some might refuse, some because of this matter recommend taking english in college regardless of if you get AP credit or not.