iRun32, I wouldn't be overly confident about getting into medical school. I know plenty of people who had straight A's in high school and high SAT/A...

Pollon, When you say you want to study medicine abroad, that could mean many different things. What education / training have you already completed?...

Cyrus_Blake, Obviously that first semester's grades are hurting your GPA significantly. You must have averaged around a 3.2 the other two semesters ...

Madelinekate, Being in top 20 of your class sounds great, but it really does depend on how many students are in your class. If there are only 100 ki...

Dips, I moved your topic to its own thread.

Dippy, You seem to have a very good grasp of the challenges you are facing. As to the easiest question, I think possibly getting a masters would be ...

bluejay, You definitely can go to medical school with only 3 years of college. I've known a few people who did this. Given all of the AP courses ki...

mb26, As for Calculus, you are lucky that most medical schools don't have any math requirements. You should definitely check out the requirements fo...

Timothy, It seems that different schools handle the time limit on when prerequisites were taken in different ways. I did some looking around and whi...

Eleni, I believe there are a few medical schools that do not require an undergraduate degree, but that is a big exception. I think it is usually a g...

Medical schools seem to prefer you take all of your pre-med courses at a four year university and not a community college. It may not affect you, but...

inika, I'm not sure if you are in school in the US, as I'm not used to the terminology "10th std". My comments are only based upon my knowledge of U...

S. Ibanez / Anon, There are no mandatory courses that would improve your application. If the courses are mandatory, then everyone takes them. As fo...

Mike, From what I've been able to find researching the web, it looks like very few dental schools have a math requirement. The few that do may requi...

At the community college you will want to take the courses that will transfer to whatever university and also will meet requirements to graduate. You...

With very good grades and SAT/ACT scores, you will likely be able to get at least a partial scholarship at many different private schools. Many of th...

Most likely you would want to take your pre-med courses at a four year college and not a community college. Getting a C at a community college will m...

Based on the MCAT and GPA data mentioned in this thread, a 3.0-3.2 GPA will make getting into medical school less likely. You would need an MCAT scor...

Based on the GPA and MCAT acceptance tables mentioned in this thread, it seems your son has roughly a 67% chance of getting accepted into medical scho...

smile, I can't say what the lowest GPA would be that would still get you into a good college, but you shouldn't be thinking of it that way. You shou...

Marissa, With the AP courses you are taking as a junior and senior, you must be a good student. I wouldn't worry about what you need to do to become...

Hatheet_Nicole, I am not familiar with the California State college system other than what I could easily find online. From what I could find online...

JazzyDoc, I would guess that a withdrawal won't factor into your GPA whereas a C will. I don't have a clear recommendation, but I think it might be ...

student6895, If you think you could have done better in your classes with better focus, then it is always possible you could do well enough in pre-me...

lilah88, I would just do the best you can in your classes senior year and do what you can to get into a good college. I wouldn't worry too much at t...

I've met a few medical students / doctors who had issues with being squeamish around blood, wounds, or dead people. For some it was a real challenge,...

Based on the information in this thread which has tables showing acceptance rates based on GPA and MCAT scores, I'd guess you have a 30-40% chance of ...

Unfortunately, I don't know much more than I did when I made this post in reply to a question about transferring from an India medical school to the U...

Dj_brunk, Make sure you are not confusing becoming a psychiatrist with becoming a psychologist. In order to become a psychiatrist, you have to go to...

When you say you didn't do well, it depends just how low your GPA was. If your GPA was much below 3.2, I think you will have a difficult time regardl...

In college you need to take the courses required to go to medical school. Interestingly, you don't need to take any psychology courses in college to ...

Your major does not matter. Medical schools don't really take it into account in who they will accept. I suppose it is possible that if you are a sc...

Swordfish17, I would highly suggest you take the required pre-med courses at a 4 year university. You can probably take the other courses at a junio...

vwalt61, You don't need to be a psychology major to be a psychiatrist. You can major in any field you like, as long as you take the required pre-med...

Many medical school applicants come from colleges like Northwestern and don't sell yourself short on whether you will get good grades at Northwestern....

lauran, There is a huge difference between community colleges and Ivy League schools. You would not want to take your required pre-med courses at a ...

Pre-calc is probably not a requirement for most psychology degrees. Also, most medical schools don't have a math requirement, so having troubles in p...

Unfortunately for you, you do in fact need chemistry to be a psychiatrist. You will need to two years of chemistry in college - both can be very chal...

medschoolhopeful, I assume you mean taking the pre-med courses at a level that is not intended for someone majoring in that field? The general rule ...

You would need to have completed the required pre-med courses, but you may have already taken some as part of your PharmD. As for how long before y...

Don't forget there are a ton of ways you can help people, even within healthcare, other than being a doctor. There is social work, nursing, counselin...

You two have some similar questions and some very different. 1. Poor grades in high school - interested in a career in medicine: If you have poor...

rub, Check out the list of Frequently Asked Questions about Medical School Requirements and you'll get some of your answers. College Major: see freq...

I'm not familiar with medical schools outside of the US. Almost all medical schools in the US are very expensive. It will be very difficult to get i...

It will be extremely difficult to find a US medical school that would accept undergraduate training from a foreign country. You would need to complet...

Unfortunately, I don't have a lot of experience with international medical schools. You may want to check out some of the related posts listed at the...

Alex14, If you look at the University of Miami medical school website, it was pretty easy to locate the prerequisites for their medical school: 1 ye...

If you are able to take the pre-med level science classes at a 4 year college, then that would mostly solve your problem. Make sure it is the correct...

After looking around a little, I see that there was a thread on a related topic about a year ago on Dual Enrollment in High School and going to medica...

I'm not familiar with the early start college programs, but as best I can tell, it seems these are opportunities for high school kids to take college ...