can you go to a medical school after high school?
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In the U.S. and Canada, you do need an undergraduate degree, though I think there are occassions where individuals went to medical school after their Junior year.\n\nYou can be any major but you need to take the following:\n1 year Chemistry\n1 year Organic Chemistry\n1 year Physics\n1 year Biology\nSome schools require\nMicrobiology\nEnglish\n\nYou need about a 3.5 GPA or better.  Unless you are a minority student, there is little chance of being accepted into medical school with a GPA of less than 3.35.  Most medical schools have special programs for students of color to promote diversity within the profession.\n\nMedical school requires the MCAT admission exam.  It has three section - Biology, Physics, and Verbal.  Getting a 10 or better on each section is very competitive.\n\nGood luck!
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You need a college degre, which usually takes about 4 years.  You then go to medical school, which is another 4 years.  Then you have a residency, which varies depending on the program.  It can take 3-5 years.\nYou will need to take sciences classes to get into medical school.  Biology, chemistry, physics, and calculus are required by most medical schools.
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At most universities you have to pick a major and complete the pre-med requirements which are usually about 4-5 chem classes, 2 physics, 2 biologies etc.  so most students will chose major that already has these classes built into the curriculum, but that is not always the case.  You can major in anything you'd like and still get accepted to medical school as long as you complete the requirements.  \n\nMost major universities have a pre-med program and as for deciding on a school to attend you should definitely consider many other things than just the pre-med program.  Like location, quality, student life, academic life, how you fit in with the students etc.  These are all important factors weighing in you decision since you will be spending four years somewhere.  Hope this helps and good luck!
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Yes you can attend either a college or a university directly after high school.  A university is often a larger school, that's comprised of several colleges...each with different interests/focuses/majors.  e.g. X University has several colleges...one for liberal arts, one for business, one for engineering, one for law/criminal justice, etc.  I don't know much about Pittsburgh University vs. NYU, but you can read up on them in the Fiske Guide to Colleges, and at www.collegeboard.com.\n\nGood luck!
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Yes you can. I did, and finished college 2 yrs before my high school classmates. But I still regret missing all of the stuff like prom and senior year
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4 years of undergraduate school, 4 years of medical school, and 3 to 8 years of internship and residency, depending on the specialty selected. A few medical schools offer a combined undergraduate and medical school program that lasts 6 years instead of the customary 8 years.
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Assuming you're already a college student. \n\n(1)Freshman/Sophomore Year College: make sure you are premed. This will ensure that you are taking the right courses for medical school entrance. Study hard, work hard and play hard too. Make sure you are involved in clubs/sports/jobs etc.\n\n(2)Junior/Senior Year: TAKE THE MCAT!!! Also, make sure you're GPA is to the tune of 3.7 to 4.0, and that you've done research and volunteered in a healthcare setting. Apply to medical schools; particularly those known for primary care.\n\n(3)Once you've been accepted: You are going to take basic med school classes years 1 and 2. Afterwards, in years 3 and 4 you will be broken down into specialties. You'll make 'rounds' at area hospitals where you finally get a chance to work w/children.\n\n(4)After graduating med school, you'll have a 3-5 year residency where you'll get paid to work in pediactrics while senior doctors monitor your progress.\n\n(5) You become a full fledged pediatrician!\n\n**Persona wise: make sure you are a friendly, understanding and compassionate person. Also, are you a carefully/cautious person? When you work w/children there is no room for error. Messing up in dosage / surgery could kill a child faster than an adult.
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I don't know about UK but in U.S you have to finish pre-medicine course before applying to medical school. You cannot apply from high school.\n\n- For pre-medicine course, you apply to any college or university in U.S (undergraduate school), majoring in biology or chemistry or biochem or microbiology... \n\n- At the end of your junior year (undergraduate school) take MCAT (Medical School Admission Test)\n\n- At your senior year, apply for medical school\n\n+ the requirements for medical school in U.S is extremely high, I don't major in medicine, but I know that my school require G.P.A 3.5 (over 90% grades) for being admitted + high MCAT test score.\n\nmedical schools usually don't offer scholarships (even for U.S citizens), but loan (this understandable because when you finish medical school, you will have a bright future).  Remember $1 loan = $2-3 for paying back. For example, if you loan $200, 000 for 4 years in medical school, you will have to pay $400, 000-$600,000 when graduation some years.\n\n------- because of these requirements, about 75% students who first apply for pre-medicine have to change their major, in order words about in 100 students intend to apply for medical school, 75 have to give up----
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you have to got class for a long time for anything medical, so forget it\n\nactually, it depends on what kind of medical you are talking about..but if you are in high school, no technical school certificate will let you get a "hands on medical" experience that would lead to a degree. you have to go to medical school.\n\nunless you are talking about....ummm...maybe some kind of assistant job (no degree) like in surgery or as a lab tech, or something minor.\n\nthey won't hire just anyone into a real medical field unless you have been in college for a long time, and have a degree.
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That's what I want to do when I get out of college. \nDoes anyone know:\n1) What classes I need to take in high school and college-  I suggest you take your math and chem courses in high school.  If they offer foreign language, take that.  If they offer a basic Psych course, take that.\n\nIn college, you'll need to be Pre-med and as a result will have to take all of the required science-math courses.  Pre-Med is a HUGELY competitive program.\n\n\n2) What a good college for this would be-  any college with a strong pre-med and child development program.  I would look toward Private Schools.  They test to place better on the assessment tests.\n\n3) Do I really have to become a medical doctor first (like one who works in hostipitals)\n\nYes and no.  You'll be required to intern and the hospital is an excellent place for internship.  Private practices usually tend to fail within the first few years unless the doc is working two jobs.\n\n4) about how long will i be in school if I go year round (no summer breaks) \n\nYear-round school is expensive.  Typically, schools charge by the class.  In the summer, classes tend to run more than in-session classes (unless you take your summer classes as a community college, and then, you have to make sure all of the credits will transfer).\n\nI suggest you look into a school that runs in quarters not semesters.\n\nHowever, unlessyou're Doogie Houser, expect to graduate with an undergraduate Pre-Med degree within 3-4 years.\n\nMasters programs can run from 1-2 years.  Pre-med from 2-4 years.
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If you want to be a doctor, then yes.
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go to a regular 4 year university first, get a degree, then apply for med school
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A minor is completely optional. You don't have to have one to go to med school. However, If a minor is relatable to the major, it can often be completed during the 4 year undergraduate degree. \nIf you want to become a doctor and major in biology, it is unlikely that you can get a minor in math. The two fields require totally different classes, and unless you are willing to stay for an extra year or two, you won't be able to do it. A teaching degree usually doesn't offer minors. They require a lot of classes and so it often takes a whole 4 years to obtain.\nYou won't get a masters after 4 years of undergrad - you will get a bachelors. If you get good grades and have a decent resume, you can then apply to med school. You don't need a masters to get in to med school.
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Yes!  If you want to be a doctor of medicine (MD) than you have to go to medical school to complete your degree.  \nI think most people mean PhD when they say "doctorate" - although this is sometimes used loosely to include doctors of medicine, pharmacy, vetinary med, etc.....  but in medicine you NEED an MD to be a doctor!
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YOU CAN GO TO AN ADULT EDUCATION FACILITY. OR AN ANNIEX OF YOUR CURRENT HIGH SCHOOL.
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This really depends on the college that you go to, the best place to go would be to check with some kind of health sciences advisor.\n\nBut with that said, there are certain classes that are needed for the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT), which most medical schools require you to take.\n\nYou'll need 1 year of some kind of introductory biology, 1 year of general chemistry, 1 year of physics, 1 year of organic chemistry, and some biochemistry/genetics/other classes as well. There is a writing portion on the MCAT as well, and some schools require 1 year of English.\n\nThe easiest way is to call an advisor and set up an appointment, ask them what you need to take to get into medical school, good luck :)
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Majors that help when you get into Med school are biology, pre-med and chemistry. You can literally major in anything and get accepted into Med school but those 3 majors are decided advantage in Med school. Pharmacology and the biochemistry areas are the most difficult areas for most medical students. \n\nAs for what school, you can be in any accredited collage but the better known schools will be a slight advantage. Going to Ivy league will help. \n\nIt is very important for you to get good grades. Your MCAT is the MOST important aspect. Start studying possibly in your freshman year. If there is ever one test in your entire life that is truely important it is your MCATs if you really want to be a doctor. Pediatrics is a competitive field to get into, not as bad as trying to be an Orthopod or a surgeon. Still be prepared to be family practice as an alterntive. You still work with kids and are still a Doc. Making it through med school is hard enough. Not sure how hard it is to switch to pediatrics afterwards but I suspect it is quite possible. The key things are getting into med school and making it through it. I'm going to paste some tips on becoming a Doc from a previous answer into this one. I have seen the whole thing first hand with my ex. Her struggle to go from Blue collar family to Doc was informitive and inspiring. \n\nFirst keep your record spotless. No memberships in political or crimanal orgizations. No reference to drugs at all. Stay away from anything contraversial. Do not join anything that is ethnic or political in nature. You might get away with membership in a political parties org but thats taking an unnecessary risk. Not matter how innocent it might seem to you it is possibly contraversial and could hurt you in interviews. Join all the clubs you want after you become a Doc.\n\nGenerally pharmacists do extremely well in Med school. I would recomend this route to anybody who is not brilliant in school. It means taking longer to become a Doc but it will be a huge help down the road. Both in deciding if you really want to become a Doc and in getting to that goal.\n\nGet into a decent college. It helps if your major is Pre-med or biology. Chemistry is not a bad major either. There is no requirement so technically you can major in Phys Ed and still be eligible. What you major in WILL affect your interviews. So it is important to either have a major that will help you in Med school or be very good in interviewing to get around the damage done by a major not associated with medical students. Every year hundreds or thousands make it into med school with majors like Law, English lit, etc. You may want to do this to bulk up your grades if you are extremely well suited to another major.\n\nAfter doing very well through your bachelors. Just gettting yoru degree will not be enough. You do not have to be a strait A student either. The better your grades the easier it will be to be accepted into medical school. Involvement in certain organizations can help as well. Anything medical, intellectual or that strikes a chord with the interviewer is good. Avoid anything contraversial. If if the interviewer agrees with you politically Doctors are supposed to be objective.\n\nStart studying for your MCATs as a freshman in college. If you do not make at least a certain score on them and these are very difficult exams you are not going to get into Med school in the US. The better you do the easier it will be to be accepted. If you are female, a minority or have a special story you can make it with respectable MCAT scores possibly. Depends on how many of your exception are appying that given year and what their scores are like. There is a program or at least was several years ago that allowed certain minorities to get extra help and acceptance of minorities with less than minium scores. The program gave them extra time on tests, sliding scales on exam scores and other help to promote diversity among doctors. Still nobody glides thr