Can I P/NP Bio 1B as a pre-med?

cheezerman
Fri, 03 Oct 2014 18:02:00 +0000

MD/PhD probably stress research exp. over clinical practice, and you’re essentially applying with a different mindset.
Anyways, would a P really be worse than a C+/B- in a class that is not even required for my major??? I have two interesting Bio classes in my major track that interest me far more than freaking botany and ecology.
(MCB 110 & BioE [Synthetic Biology]). In case these two courses wouldn’t count as a substitute, then I can always fall back on IB 132.

But anyway, I don’t understand why MD/PhD adcoms would prefer a C+/B- in a subject I do not enjoy or ever plan on studying ever again over a potentially better grade in a subject that I both enjoy immensely and would want to conduct research in.
I’m not aiming for any “top” programs either…I know any MD/PhD is hard enough to get in, so I’d be okay with any school really.