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Any advice for someone going into medical school, specifically for someone wanting to be an OB-GYN?

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Richard’s Answer

In the US, to apply to medical school, you need a bachelor's degree. Any 4-year university should suffice.
Pick a major that interests you so you don't mind devoting a majority of your hours to studying. 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.
Aside from this, any major is acceptable as long as you complete the prerequisite courses. I chose to major in biochemistry because there was overlap with the premed requirements and I wanted to complete my degree in 3 years.
Typical medical school prerequisites include:
Biology: Lecture – 4 semesters; Lab – 1 semester
General Chemistry: Lecture – 2 semesters; Lab – 1 semester
Organic Chemistry: Lecture – 2 semesters; Lab – 1 semester
Biochemistry: Lecture – 1 semester
General Physics: Lecture – 2 semesters; Lab – 1 semester
Math: Statistics – 1 semester
English: Rhetoric (Composition) and Literature – 2 semesters

Try to find opportunities to pursue research.
Volunteer at your local hospital or low-income clinic. Ask physicians, PAs or other clinical providers if you can shadow them.

During college study for and complete the MCAT. Devote an entire summer to studying for the MCAT and consider paying for a prep course if you can afford it.
My son used MCAT Complete 7-Book Subject Review 2019-2020: Online + Book + 3 Practice Tests (Kaplan Test Prep) Kaplan Test Prep
It was about $140 and he achieved his goal score.

Apply to medical schools during your last year of college.

Medical school takes 4 years to complete.

Good luck on your journey!
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William’s Answer

Keep an open mind. What you presently believe you want to do may change. When I went to medical school I wanted to be a neurosurgeon. At one point I was offered a plastic surgery residency and later on a neurosurgy residency. However, during my four years in medical school and for that matter in college, I found I loved minutiae, knowing why something occurred even at the molecular level, and most of all I loved the microscope. It was for these reasons I went into pathology.
Do not make your decision based on how much money you are going to make. Indeed, I may have earned a great deal more money as a neurosurgeon or a plastic surgeon, but in the depths of my being, that was not what I love doing.

Bill Cox
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