Will learning Spanish increase my chances of getting accepted?

[deleted905755]

title says it all. What do you guys think? Is Spanish a hidden requirement, or will it affect/not affect admission to a U.S medical school?

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[The Knife & Gun Club]

Hidden requirement? No.

Will some schools that serve large Hispanic populations appreciate it? Hell yea

How much do they care? No one knows


Here in Miami speaking Spanish as a student gets you bonus points on wards because med students can translate for the team. It’s perhaps the only time in history a medical student has been legitimately useful.

 

[Scrizzy]

Don't learn a language to go to med school. Learn it because you enjoy it. Or else you are going to drop it like everyone else after 2 semesters.

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[getdown]

lol depends on the rest of your application. If it's not up to snuff you won't get in no matter how many languages you speak. That's why translator services exist.

 

[deleted905755]

lol depends on the rest of your application. If it's not up to snuff you won't get in no matter how many languages you speak. That's why translator services exist.

I wasn’t going to learn Spanish because my application is lacking, I just wanted to know if it helps. Thanks for your comment

 

[gyngyn]

Communication skills are a core competency.
Spanish dramatically expands that field of competency.

 

[Catalystik]

Will learning Spanish increase my chances of getting accepted?
What do you guys think? Is Spanish a hidden requirement, or will it affect/not affect admission to a U.S medical school?

It isn't learning Spanish that will help you. Demonstrably using your Spanish in, say, a volunteer or work setting will make you very appealing to some med schools and residency programs.

 

[PickleRickelus]

I don't know about it necessarily helping you gain admission into a US medical school (unless it's in the Southwest or Florida) but it will definitely make you into a better doctor because you can actually communicate with patients on a personal level instead of going through an interpreter.