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Crystal
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Salisbury, North Carolina
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what do i pick? So im signing up currently for my college classes ill be taking as a junior next year, if i want to be a doctor (obgyn) what program do i pick???
Im currently a sophomore signing up for my junior classes, i have 3 blanks im filling with college classes, there are 5-6 “nurse” programs to choose from but i dont know which one to select as i want to be a doctor. Im using the ccp program.
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Karin P.
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Hi Crystal,
CCP stands for College Credit Plus here?
If you want to be an ob-gyn, you need to go to medical school. The application to medical school requires that you have earned a bachelors in anything plus you must have taken certain pre-requisite courses. The exact requirements are a bit different for each school, so make sure you look it up for schools that you would consider. I am attaching the requirements for Harvard as an example. You also must take the MCAT, you need letters of recommendation and an essay.
Back to what you should pick: many students pick biology or biochemistry. If your college has a pre-med track, you can take that. Or you can take psychology or really anything you are interested in. The major is not a factor in the admission process, and it does not disadvantage you for the MCAT.
I hope this helps. Good luck!
KP
https://meded.hms.harvard.edu/admissions-prerequisite-courses
https://meded.hms.harvard.edu/admissions-selection-factors
CCP stands for College Credit Plus here?
If you want to be an ob-gyn, you need to go to medical school. The application to medical school requires that you have earned a bachelors in anything plus you must have taken certain pre-requisite courses. The exact requirements are a bit different for each school, so make sure you look it up for schools that you would consider. I am attaching the requirements for Harvard as an example. You also must take the MCAT, you need letters of recommendation and an essay.
Back to what you should pick: many students pick biology or biochemistry. If your college has a pre-med track, you can take that. Or you can take psychology or really anything you are interested in. The major is not a factor in the admission process, and it does not disadvantage you for the MCAT.
I hope this helps. Good luck!
KP
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Megan Jackson BSN, RN
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If your wanting to be a doctor then you wouldn’t sign up for “nurse classes” the fastest route would be too obtain a Bachelor’s in Bio/Chem because that will contain all the pre recs you usually need to apply to medical school.Your advisor should give you the degree plan so you know what classes to take. So you don’t have to do any more schooling after your Bachelor's to have all the pre reqs done. Then you would need to study for the MCATs after that apply to medical school once your accepted then you complete the 4 years of medical school and then apply for an OBGYN residency and hopefully get selected. Good luck.
Javier Escalera
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Sugar Land, Texas
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Hello Crystal,
One of the keys to successfully transitioning from being a pre-med college student to an allopathic or osteopathic medical school, is planning. Most medical schools have similar minimal entrance requirements with regards to which college credit courses you must have completed as part of your bachelor degree at the time you submit your application(s) for admission, and these courses typically include a year of General Chemistry (with lab component), Organic Chemistry (with lab component), Calculus, Physics, Biology (with lab component), and English. Some Medical Schools may require Biochemistry, but regardless, a year of Biochemistry would be most helpful in demonstrating your preparedness for successfully beginning medical school. While there are many additional courses you can take that would be helpful, what is most important, second only to your MCAT score, is your overall GPA (for undergraduate or graduate school) at the time you submit your application(s). It is for this reason, that planning to meet the requirements for the medical schools to which you will be choosing to apply should be an important part of which classes you choose during your remaining time as an undergraduate. Along with books and websites listing the average GPAs for admissions to medical schools in the US, many MCAT preparation book series, such as those published by “Princeton Review” contain valuable and detailed advice on what to focus on, in preparing to gain admission to a medical school in the US. Because time is limited, and planning is so important, now is the time, to learn everything you can about the process. Additionally, while they can be costly, paid MCAT preparation courses, are also really efficient investment in preparing you to successfully gain admission to a US allopathic or osteopathic medical school. Good Luck 🍀
One of the keys to successfully transitioning from being a pre-med college student to an allopathic or osteopathic medical school, is planning. Most medical schools have similar minimal entrance requirements with regards to which college credit courses you must have completed as part of your bachelor degree at the time you submit your application(s) for admission, and these courses typically include a year of General Chemistry (with lab component), Organic Chemistry (with lab component), Calculus, Physics, Biology (with lab component), and English. Some Medical Schools may require Biochemistry, but regardless, a year of Biochemistry would be most helpful in demonstrating your preparedness for successfully beginning medical school. While there are many additional courses you can take that would be helpful, what is most important, second only to your MCAT score, is your overall GPA (for undergraduate or graduate school) at the time you submit your application(s). It is for this reason, that planning to meet the requirements for the medical schools to which you will be choosing to apply should be an important part of which classes you choose during your remaining time as an undergraduate. Along with books and websites listing the average GPAs for admissions to medical schools in the US, many MCAT preparation book series, such as those published by “Princeton Review” contain valuable and detailed advice on what to focus on, in preparing to gain admission to a medical school in the US. Because time is limited, and planning is so important, now is the time, to learn everything you can about the process. Additionally, while they can be costly, paid MCAT preparation courses, are also really efficient investment in preparing you to successfully gain admission to a US allopathic or osteopathic medical school. Good Luck 🍀
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