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Tips for getting into elite and
top-tier medical schools.
How to prepare for medical school:
1) Have at least 2 years of college Latin, preferably 4 years.2) Take a course in Greek and Latin roots in medical terminology. (Click on text: Medical Terminology (Dunmore & Fleischer)).
3) An understanding of the history of medicine / science is advantageous (e.g. Aristotle's Biology, Hippocrates, Galen, et al.)
4) Take prerequisite science courses (e.g. chemistry, biology, anatomy, et al.).
5) Most medical schools like students who are well-rounded and well read. (See reading list.)
6) Have a high GPA
7) Do well on the MCAT
8) Understand current trends and research. Read this book.
Best Pre-Med degrees / majors:
Most people major in a hard science like chemistry, biology or physics.
Best science pre-med degrees:chemistry, biology, physics, anatomy, evolutionary biology, physical anthropology, etc.
Many people, however, also get into top medical schools with non-science degrees. Since most applicants will have a science degree, people with non-science undergraduate degrees are sometimes statistically at an advantage since medical schools want a diverse and well-rounded class.
Best non-science pre-med degrees:1) Latin / Classics (Classical Greek and Latin), esp. scientific etymology
2) History, emphasis in History of Science
3) Philosophy, emphasis in Ethics and Philosophy of Science
4) Mathematics
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