What elective should I take in high school, in oder to become a doctor?

Question

This year I'm going to be a freshman in HS

Answer 1

For a Medical Doctor:

Biology
Chemistry
Anatomy & Physiology

Answer 2

Purely for medical school admissions, no medical school looks at what you did in high school. They are strictly concerned with your university education.

But if you want to prepare yourself for medicine, think about volunteer work and community service. Volunteer at a hospital or nursing home. Shadow some EMTs. If you can, take classes at community college during the summer (that'll wait till you're a little bit older, though -- after 10th grade at least).

The best thing you can do right now is focus on getting yourself into a good university so you can get into medical school. Take honors and AP classes. Get straight A's. Play a few sports, play in the band and/or do extracurriculars (I did all three plus drama and student council). Get help from your guidance counselor. Have your counselor suggest good classes to take. Do a summer college program at a big university after 11th grade.

Answer 3

Take the maths and sciences. You're young, so keep your options open and don't become a doctor if your parents think you should be one. If you really want to become one you'll still need to go through an undergrad degree before you can apply to medical school.

If you can find a good guidance counsellor at your high school you can stay in touch with the counsellor throughout highschool and he/she should be able to help you find answers to most academic questions that come up.

Answer 4

Well, this early on, it shouldn't matter too much. You have plenty of time to take those harder science classes. If I were you, I'd make sure to participate in a lot of extracurricular activities. Remember, use your high school years to impress the colleges you want to go to later. Generally, become well versed in the life sciences... Don't be afraid to take fun classes that help you grow and become a well rounded person.

Answer 5

You should get used to biology and chemistry, because if you can't stand it in high school, it will only get harder as you go. A friend and I both did horribly at high school chemistry, and now she's going back to school to be a physicians assistant and has had to retake the class twice already. General health and psychology classes would also be good.

Answer 6

Don't worry about the electives. What matters most is chemistry and biology. Once you get to college, you will have to take chemistry again, and then organic chemistry. You then have to outperform 90% of your peers. This is how colleges weed out their true pre-med students from the wannabes. You have to ace chem.

Answer 7

Biology, Chemistry, Algebra, Physics (basically any of the hard sciences). Good luck.

Answer 8

It be good idea too take classes as to disecting animals so you understand how to
search inside organs oprerate and open them up for understanding of the studys.

Answer 9

Take all the science and math classes offered.

Answer 10

I've always heard you should take the hardest science and math classes they offer.