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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So many posters saying Bs/Cs not good enough and may need to spread out coursework if GPA not great. Are these kids cut out for med school?

Hundreds of hours shadowing, clinical volunteering, community service- hundreds of hours- what is the purpose of so many hours as an undergrad?

Then in med school- kids routine staying up until 2-3am studying… how is this good?  Why are they cramming in so much information in 1-1.5 years? Wouldn’t the gap year be better spent learning some of this? Seems better to space out med school over an extra year instead of spacing out premed/gap over so many years.  Sure, it’s great learn everything but is it really better to learn multi variable calculus/linear algebra or advanced physics topics instead of taking more time to learn anatomy/physiology/pathophysiology?
Most vast majority of physicians use algebra 1 at the most. And if you need other advanced topics, you get that in residency. [/quote]

I believe Carle UIUC is the only med school in the U.S. (in the world?) that requires MV Calc / Lin Alg due to its engineering focus
https://medicine.illinois.edu/admissions
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