About going to the United States to study medicine

First, undergraduate major: If you want to study medicine in the United States, you need to study for an undergraduate course, and the major is not limited, usually "Biology and Biochemistry". Suggested elective courses are:

(1) Mathematics: calculus, statistics;

(2) Chemistry: university chemistry and experiment, organic chemistry and experiment;

(3) Biology: University Biology and Experiment;

(4) Physics: college physics and experiments;

(5) Humanities and Social Sciences: English, history, literary works, foreign languages, philosophy, art, sociology, economics, politics, anthropology and psychology.

Second, schools &; GPA requirements: The selection of medical schools is very strict, and the total GPA of universities (that is, the average score of all courses in universities) is generally not less than 3.6. The better the undergraduate course, the better the application.

Third, the MCAT (Medical College Entrance Examination) score is at least 30 points. The MCAT exam is an introductory exam for entering medical schools, which is provided by the American Medical College Association and conducted on the computer. This exam is a standardized multiple-choice exam, which specifically tests candidates' problem-solving ability, emergency thinking, writing ability, scientific knowledge, medical principles and so on. The examination is divided into three parts: literature, physics (including inorganic chemistry) and biology (including organic chemistry), and each part has a perfect score of 15. The content of the exam also includes the writing of two propositions, which are graded by another method, the lowest is J and the highest is T, and are graded by two different examiners. The format of the final score is "number+letter". For example, the highest score of four exams is 45T. It is said that MCAT is more difficult than GRE and GMAT. There are a large number of test questions, sometimes a topic has several pages, which is intended to test the examinee's fast reading comprehension ability. The content of the exam involves many little-known subjects, which are very abstruse and obscure. The possibility of getting full marks in the MCAT exam is almost zero. Generally speaking, those with a total MCAT score of 30P can enter general medical schools, those with 32P can enter key medical schools, and those with 35P or above can enter top medical schools like Harvard Medical School. The higher the MCAT score, the greater the hope of being admitted. It is worth pointing out that when preparing for the MCAT, candidates should not favor one over the other in literature, physics and biology, but must go hand in hand.

4. Relevant experimental background and volunteer experience: Applicants must have relevant scientific experimental experience and hospital volunteer experience. The admissions examiner of medical college believes that a college student should have experience in hospital work before studying medicine, rather than being ignorant of hospital work. Volunteer time usually takes 400-500 hours. The short working hours of hospital volunteers will affect the admission competitiveness of students.

Studying medicine in America is not a smooth road. Work hard! Wish you success!