<p>I have a 7th Grader who is interested to be a medical doctor. I have heard that admission in a Medical school is a lot more harder than our native country.</p>
<p>Q1. In our ISD, there are schools specialised in different academies such as engineering, medical program, visual arts, etc. If he goes to a school specialized in medical academy-from 9th Grade onwards, , is it easier to get into a medical school after undergraduation?</p>
<p>Q2. I have heard that there is a kind of direct admission to Medical school without taking MCAT after undergraduation. Anybody knows details? If he goes to Medical Academy, is it easier to get into direct admitted college??</p>
<p>Q1. You go to high school to get into college. Medical schools don’t give a crap about high school.</p>
<p>Q2. I would never put a kid in high school in a medical academy. Just send him to a high school he’ll like.</p>
<p>My opinion: Don’t even think about med school right now. He probably has never kissed a girl, let alone know what it’s like to watch someone die. Let him grow up and have fun. If he truly wants to be a doctor that bad, then he’ll do the research when he’s ready.</p>
<p>^Agreed. This question is EXTREMELY premature. In all honesty, every 12-year-old wants to be a doctor/racecar driver/professional athlete/etc. Once he has finished HS with excellent grades and been in college for a year or so, it’s time to start asking questions like this but typically not until then. For now, doing well in school will get him into a career, whatever career he ends up wanting to pursue but right now he’s a child. Let him be a child for awhile.</p>
<p>I think a good, comprehensive high school with a good, comprehensive science/math curriculum is the best road to take. Specialization for young kids can be problematic as there are very few (read: almost none) middle school kids who really know what they want to do with themselves. Well-rounded exposure to ECs and life in general is the best way to prepare your son for his future. If he has interest/time, volunteering at the local hospital might be a good thing. Most have age restrictions, so he has a few years to go before being eligible for that. After he has excellent high school grades/test scores, is admitted into a college that works for him AND has a major that he truly enjoys, he can think about the possibilities of medical school.</p>
<p>Yeah, it’s waaay too early. Just send him to a high school he likes. He should be thinking about this stuff in like 10-12th grade of HS (enough time before college applications). Make sure he’s not deprived of a social life, interpersonal skills are very important in the future.</p>
<p>I’m not sure, but I don’t think colleges look at the high school.</p>