Upper Division Biology courses...

[instigata]

Hi,

As some of you know, I'm applying a bit early (not in the cycle, but age) and I wanted to know if not taking many upper division biology courses will look bad. I know many people get into medical school with say a psychology major and they have taken none to a minimal number of upper division biology courses and still gotten in. Will it hurt me? I have only taken one but did pretty well (A-) THANKS!

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[kevster2001]

No. I know English majors who have gotten in. As long as you have your prereqs

 

[JRJ26]

i don't think it will hurt you. The prereqs are all you need. And I'm hoping so, since I also only have space for one upper level(microbio, and it's required anyway).

 

[instigata]

i don't think it will hurt you. The prereqs are all you need. And I'm hoping so, since I also only have space for one upper level(microbio, and it's required anyway).

microbio is required?

 

[whatdapho]

I think not taking any upper-div courses won't hurt you in terms of the application process. However, when you're actually taking med school courses, having a strong background in biology will definitely help you out. You can definitely make it w/o this, but it might be harder if you are learning the material for the first time in med school versus learning as an undergrad and re-learning it in med school. Good luck.

 

[Wookey]

I haven't seen any school requiring microbio. UCI is the only school that I know that requires 2 upper div bio classes. Schools also will let you finish your prereqs until matriculation if you need to complete them.

 

[JRJ26]

microbio is required?

required for my major.