to be a doctor, what should your high school grades and classes be like?

Question

1. about what should your high school GPA be?
2. what kind of classes should you take?
3. how difficult is it to get into med school?
4. if you want to be a personal trainer instead, is it still hard to get into a school for that?

also, are classes to be a personal trainer hard like regular classes to be a doctor? what kinds of classes?

Answer 1

I think it's great that you are thinking along these lines this early in the game! To answer some of your questions: some med schools do actually look at your high school transcripts so it is important to maintain decent grades at that level (maybe a 3.5 - 4.0). I wish I had concentrated more on the biology and chemistry classes in high school as it would have helped in college, but math and English are both important too. Maintaining good grades in college is necessary also, most aim for 3.6 - 4.0 and generally the higher your GPA the more leeway you have on other factors (admissions exams, etc)

Sadly you can get a 4.0 your entire life and still not get into medical school because despite what everyone else says it all boils down to WHO you know not what you know. So get out there, shadow your local dentist, follow your MD, talk to your optometrist, or volunteer with a personal trainer. The letters of recommendation these people will write for you later will be a lot better if you showed initiative early on. Not only will this help with getting into your school of choice, but it will give you some idea of what path you want to go down when it comes time to make that decision. Whatever you do, I wish you the best of luck with it!

Answer 2

High school doesn't really matter that much. Grades should be good enough to get you into a good undergraduate school, which will prepare you for med school. I am pre-med and I graduated high school with a 3.5 gpa. they dont care about high school though. i would recommend taking anatomy and physiology classes and as much chemistry as you can. Med schools are very selective, but you dont have to be a genius. If you are dedicated to becoming a doctor, don't slack off. I made the mistake of not giving a **** my first year and a half and i will probably suffer for it. I have about a 3.3 right now and I have been told that I should still be competitive based on difficulty of classes, extracurriculars, and summer research. Volunteer work is a good way to pick up slack if you fall behind, they like that sort of thing.

Answer 3

Well, let's look at this in steps: To be a doctor, first you have to get into and through medical school (and residency, etc.). To get into medical school you have to have good grades in your college graduate work -- I would say 3.2/4.0 minimum. To get into grad school, you really need a 3.5/4.0 in your undergraduate work. If you want a 3.5 in your undergrad work, you should have something like a 4.0 in high school. I'm assuming you're in high school right now, so get all the A's you can get! Take lots of math and science and get A's in every class.

If you want to be a personal trainer, you're looking at a much easier road. A college degree in health sciences or something similar would be good, but I'm not sure a college degree is even necessary. You'll need to go through a certification program though.

Answer 4

Your high school grades do not matter but you should be getting straight A's and developing a strong work ethic. College is where your GPA will matter most where it is imperative that you maintain at least a 3.7 or 3.8 which will be coupled with a strong MCAT score in order to make you competitive in medical school admissions.
However, in high school, you'll be wanting to take as many biological and chemical sciences as possible and augmenting these with strong math and englilsh classes .

Answer 5

high school is not as important as college but you need to keep up your high school grades to get accepted to college. i don't know you therefore I don't know how much you really know but you should go to a JC then just transfer to a bigger college. if you go to a JC your HS GPS is not that important but if you go to a real college keep it above a 3.5 or 3.0 min. in HS the classes you take aren't important really but in college you must take math (like calculus and calculus 2), chemisty, anatomy...
it's pretty competitive to get into med school so you have to be on top in college.
and being a personal trainer is much easier than being an actual doctor.

Answer 6

What you need to do:

1. Get A's in math and science in mainly High School
2. Get high and many classes in math, science, and biolgy

Answer 7

you need to try and get As but Bs are sometimes ok. sciences and maths. it can be conpetative, but as long as you have good grades. It's still as competative but you don't need as high grades