Weird prerequisites question?

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kawi609

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I have a friend that is currently a business major but has taken 90 hours which consists of 2 general bio classes(zoology,botany) w/ labs, stats, calculus 1, and algebra based physics 1&2 w/labs. He asked me at dinner tonight if he could apply to med school with only those classes knowing he will have to complete the Chem classes to finish the requirements. I told him he needed to take the mcat also but just seems like a super weird. So can he apply with just those classes after he takes the mcat?
 
kawi609 said:
I have a friend that is currently a business major but has taken 90 hours which consists of 2 general bio classes(zoology,botany) w/ labs, stats, calculus 1, and algebra based physics 1&2 w/labs. He asked me at dinner tonight if he could apply to med school with only those classes knowing he will have to complete the Chem classes to finish the requirements. I told him he needed to take the mcat also but just seems like a super weird. So can he apply with just those classes after he takes the mcat?
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Some schools also require undergrad english. As long as he's completed/in process of completing all pre-requisite courses + MCAT, yes. Majoring in a "science" isn't necessary to apply to med school.
 
kawi609 said:
I have a friend that is currently a business major but has taken 90 hours which consists of 2 general bio classes(zoology,botany) w/ labs, stats, calculus 1, and algebra based physics 1&2 w/labs. He asked me at dinner tonight if he could apply to med school with only those classes knowing he will have to complete the Chem classes to finish the requirements. I told him he needed to take the mcat also but just seems like a super weird. So can he apply with just those classes after he takes the mcat?
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There are people who apply with the bare bones pre-reqs, so yes.
 
He needs chem 1+2 and labs, organic 1+2 and labs. Even then really he would need a semester of biochem and psych and socio too for the sake of the MCAT. I'd tell him he would need to plan a full year of getting ready to apply, but yeah by June 2018 he could be ready.
 
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