Vanderbilt Premed Weed Out

fdgjfg
Tue, 20 Oct 2015 22:58:06 +0000

@swimmom2020

Math1100 will be fine for most schools, because most schools don’t have a calculus requirement. Math 1100 + some kind of statistics class would be fine for these schools.

Some selective top 20 med schools require at least one semester of calculus, and others require two semesters. However, these requirements are iffy, and are not followed as a rule. A great applicant won’t be kept out for not having the class, unlike with the main pre reqs (like bio or orgo). Also, seems rather silly to base all your decisions around the preferences of schools that accept either 1 or 0 Vanderbilt students each year.

I would say that the safest option would be: if she is experienced with calculus (taken AP and gotten a 4 or 5) to take the first semester of either 1200 or 1300, whatever is easier. If she is not experienced with calculus, math 1100 would probably be fine. Another option is to take calculus over the summer at a local university, where it will be much easier.