General Course Scheduling Questions

mom2collegekids
Thu, 21 Apr 2011 13:55:21 +0000

I know that your son is not considering med school for now. But, since you are a doctor, perhaps he’ll change his mind at some point.

As you know, GPA (and “Science GPA”) is super important for med school admittance. It seems that a higher GPA is now needed than - say 25 years ago. Right now, a 3.7+ is highly desired for non-URM applicants. And, as you know, med schools look very closely at the OChem grades because they believe that the “learning/memorization” skills needed for top grades in OChem most closely resemble the skills needed for med school success.

So, in case your son does decide on med school, I wouldn’t want him to jeopardize his chances by taking OChem at a time when getting an A might not be as likely. As you know, OChem is a “weeder class”.

If you need OChem prof recommendations…Kevin H. Shaughnessy and Marco Bonizzoni are excellent.

BTW…I don’t know why Bama requires the hardest OChem versions for pre-med. Other schools don’t.