how's pre-med courses in college?

Question

im just wondereing if there are any out there that have taken any pre-med courses in college and if thatd be a good idea to take up in college?

im just wondereing if there are any out there that have taken any pre-med courses in college and if thatd be a good idea to take up in college? i know premed courses are blocks of courses but i was wondering if its worth taking or consider a different course of study?

Answer 1

Pre-med is not a real major. It's just a block of courses that prospective med students must complete to qualify for admission.

I took the pre-med classes (and double-majored in molecular cell biology and Southeast Asian studies). I disagree with the fellow above me: the classes weren't boring. They were tough, but not boring. And they were certainly relevant to medicine. You can't tell me my biology class won't be useful in medicine. Biology is a foundation for the principles I'll learn in med school.

Okay, so I didn't like calculus so much, but even that will come in handy when I need to think about medicine doses.

And chemistry? physics? all uselful. mostly interesting.

Should you major in pre-med? No. Most universities don't even offer it as a major. You don't even need to major in biology. Med schools do not have a preference for certain majors, and they do encourage people to study things that aren't directly related to medicine. It shows them you're a well-rounded person with diverse interests and expertise.

Answer 2

I actually have to say that pre med courses are of no use to medical school (sorry gumdrop but I have to disagree). I am currently a second year medical student, and that was largely the experience of me and everyone in my class (many of which were not straight out of college). I managed to finish all my pre med classes by sophmore year and everything I learned was gone by graduation.
The thing is, they are not part of a set major at most (not all) schools, but they are REQUIRED by U.S. medical schools nonetheless. Major in whatever you want....non-biology related majors look good. Every medical school as well as the group that makes the MCAT will expect you to have taken biology, calculus, physics, general chemistry, organic chemistry, and english....all of which are tested on the MCAT...yes even english. The up side is, if your school has any general education requirements for graduation, these will pretty much cover them.

Answer 3

they are extremely boring, as most of them have absolutely nothing to do with medicine.