What electives should i get in hgh school if i want to go in the medical field?
February 6th, 2010
im a senior in high school and im tring to think of some electives i want to do that would most benifit me in the long run. i want to go in the medical field and i want to be a doctor. what are some classes that you think i should take besides the obvious.. english math ect. Im also planning o take latin but i dont know yet?
math and science the obvious are great for medicine also at my school they have a nursing class as an elective you should look if you have a class like that
Nothing that you take in high school will really matter much. As long as you get good grades and do enough activities to get into a top college, you should be fine. I suggest that you take as much math as possible so you’ll be able to start biology classes as soon as you get into college. Latin would likely be helpful as well, since many medical words come from the language.
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You should take remedial English writing. You have at least 20 grammar mistakes in your question!
Taking Latin will be very helpful in improving your English grammar.
You will not be admitted to medical school without very high college grades and you will not be able to earn high grades until you learn to write.
Good luck.
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math and science the obvious are great for medicine also at my school they have a nursing class as an elective you should look if you have a class like that
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Chemistry is a good class to take.
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Ok so here is the deal. High school does not matter at all. Do well and get into, well any college. Does NOT have to be a top school. When you are in college is where you have to shine. Do well in whatever you major in (AND IT CAN BE ANYTHING!!!). Don’t major in science just because you think you have to. If you can get straight A’s in a bio major, do it. If not, go ahead and major in English and French just because it’s what you like. Just remember you will still have to take the required science classes on top of that (2 years chem and bio, calc 1 and 2, 1 year english) so do whatever you can in high school to help you prepare for that (including taking AP classes to get credit and lighten the load in college. Latin will not help you in med school, but it is fun to learn (but would look better as an interesting elective on you college transcript). I have to repeat, getting into a top school does NOT matter. State school is fine if that’s where you are headed, so don’t stress too much about SAT scores (which will never be looked at again after you graduate high school) or where you apply. Doing well and being well rounded in college is the key to getting into med school so don’t stress about that just yet.
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I am a recent ivy league medical school graduate who attended a state school for college.