still in high school

[liquidgeforce]

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hey im a high school senior and i wanna go into pre med. i want to be a radiologist but im unsure of what it requires. im also unsure of schooling. i live in connecticut. What courses do you take for radiology? what sciences and maths? is ita very difficult road? thank you

 

[Raggaman]

Take any major in college but take the pre-med requirements which are pretty much 1 yr Physics, 1 yr general chem, 1 yr organic chem and 1yr of biology. Different schools have some other requirements. Check out some school websites..good luck

 

[liquidgeforce]

thank you, this is very helpful, if other poeple can put in their 2 cents, i wanna be prepared =)

 

[docbill]

Enjoy your 4 years in Undergrad. Do something you like... no really .. no BS... do something you enjoy. Medicine will be your career for at least 30 years... so for the next 4 years... enjoy the last year of high school and enjoy the discovery of university studies. It is a time to find yourself.. your character and your dreams.

So get off SDN, we will see you back in 2 years.

 

[liquidgeforce]

well one last question, please, lol, so i take w/e i want in college then apply to med school? like if i take the courses suggested up top i should be ok? it doesnt matter what college i go to im sayin?

 

[rayzer]

try to at least get into a competitive college. your gpa from a good school would mean more to the admissions college than the same gpa from for example, a small local college. also, i would recommend taking some high level sciences along with the premed requirements. these high level classes will be helpful for the mcat's and doing well in them would show that you can handle the work

 

[Doc 2b]

You can take whatever you want in college just as long as you take the prereqs and do well on the MCAT. You definitely should take some upperlevel Bio's b4 taking th MCAT, ie Biochem, Micro, Genetics, and Cell. A biology major is the typical way to go, but I have several friends that are English majors. Just do what you like, take a bunch of general courses your first year to figure it out. If your not strong at reading I would definitely take some classes that would help you with that, I wish i had. Most importantly however, is enjoy college. Don't get to your senior year with regrets. It will fly by, believe me. The college you attend will give you all the info you need to get in school, just do well and enjoy it. I agree with docbill, and he is not being rude, get off SDN and enjoy and don't worry about things for the next 2-3 years.

 

[mcandy]

Exactly..enjoy life my man. I dont know if most of these folks replying are in school or not, but I can tell you from the school perspective to go live it up because your life is over in here. I have given up just about everything I like to do (well almost) to get the work done and do well and feel like I am going to be successful as a doc. I also remember the days of wanting to get in very badly and how much this dumb website, grades, plans, LOR's etc dominated my life. Wouldn't trade you for a minute. But, if you want it and work hard you will get it, but make sure you want it! There are more than a few I have encountered that gunned for it their whole life and now regret the decision because they never really stopped to consider the magnitude of the path.

I will also add that life experience is way more important to being a good doc than the school you went to etc etc (although I do understand it is important). Knowing how to deal with people is great, having done something other than study is important when it comes to relating to folks who will come in to your office...mostly gonna be blue collar normal folks and not type a premed/med students...a taste of their life will help you relate and understand their problems. You also dont want to come here and regret not travelling in s america for a year with nothing but your girlfriend and a tent, or not having lived for a year at a ski resort and skied a hundred days in a season, or not having gone to the peace corps. I took this advice to the extreme and had some amazing life altering expereinces for 10 years after undergrad...a little much I admit, but I can tell you that I am very certain I want to be here, I know how I learn, and I am confident with people in my rotations because I have lived in lots of places and have done just about every crappy job under the sun.

Can you tell I have two huge exams in the next three days?...procrastination

regardless...good luck...relax

 

[dangar]

Hey,
saw u're post and just wanted to say that it would be beneficial for you to take some science classes like human physiology and anatomy, biochem etc as your electives since they not only help on the MCAT but are mostoften first year courses in Med school.
Also the radiology residencies are bring extended to FIVE years so keep that in mind...4 yrs undergrad, 4 yrs med and then 5 for residency HAVE FUN !!

 

[docbill]

You guys s/he is in high school.
Just let the person enjoy life.

Do things you like... but make sure you take the minimum courses required. Any school can tell you what those are.. or aamc.org or aacom.org will be able to tell you that.

 

[beanbean]

I'm a med student at UCONN. If you have any questions about colleges/universities in the area and life at UCONN Med - feel free to PM me.

I echo what the other posters have said. Enjoy college and major in something you enjoy. Get good grades, a decent MCAT score (usually taken in your Junior year) and spend some time volunteering and getting some exposure to the clinical side of medicine. You have plenty of time to enjoy life and plan ahead for med school. Enjoy!

 

[HoodyHoo]

hey im a high school senior and i wanna go into pre med. i want to be a radiologist but im unsure of what it requires. im also unsure of schooling. i live in connecticut. What courses do you take for radiology? what sciences and maths? is ita very difficult road? thank you

Well, it's sure not an easy road. If I were to say anything, I would say that you should stay open-minded about your career choice, or even your specific career choice within medicine. So many things are going to change in your life during your four years of undergrad and potential four years of medical school. I remember in high school I wanted to go to law school, good thing I didn't 🙂