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Jeff
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Are the science prereqs for med school hard?
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Rachel Weinheimer
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The pre-med requirements include 1 year biology, 1 year inorganic chemistry, 1 year organic chemistry + labs, physics, calculus, and biochemistry.
These classes will be of varying difficulty to different people. However, you will need to get A's in almost all of them to be a competitive applicant to medical school.
These classes will be of varying difficulty to different people. However, you will need to get A's in almost all of them to be a competitive applicant to medical school.
Estelle Archer
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Generally, yes. You will need to spend many hours studying. Some of these courses are used as weed out classes for pre-med students. It's important to ask for help and use a tutor if you need extra assistance in these classes. Good luck!
Yume Tateo
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Hello Jeff!
The short answer is yes. Having gone through the pre-med course during college, it was not always easy to get through. However, that doesn't mean that the courses weren't enjoyable. The courses require lots of studying and attention. Lower division classes tend to be designed to weed out students so they tend to be the most difficult. These are courses including general biology, general chemistry, organic chemistry, physics, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology and many more. This is not including the general education courses you must complete along with your science classes. You get more flexibility with your upper division courses where you can decide what you want to study with the sciences. Personally I took developmental biology, anatomy and physiology, personalized medicine, and many more. I also took labs at my college as they were also required. Hopefully this helps!
The short answer is yes. Having gone through the pre-med course during college, it was not always easy to get through. However, that doesn't mean that the courses weren't enjoyable. The courses require lots of studying and attention. Lower division classes tend to be designed to weed out students so they tend to be the most difficult. These are courses including general biology, general chemistry, organic chemistry, physics, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology and many more. This is not including the general education courses you must complete along with your science classes. You get more flexibility with your upper division courses where you can decide what you want to study with the sciences. Personally I took developmental biology, anatomy and physiology, personalized medicine, and many more. I also took labs at my college as they were also required. Hopefully this helps!
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The science courses can be difficult, but you can master all of the information with dedication. You will need to get good grades in college in order to apply for medical school. At the medical school I attended, the average GPA is reported to be 3.85, so even one or two B's can hurt your chances of acceptance.