Can I complete the pre-med curriculum and also spend a semester studying abroad?
Study abroad is typically done during the junior year, and is not necessarily a problem when pre-med considerations are taken into account ahead of time. The most likely potential complications for students, who wish to study abroad in the junior year and also apply to medical school as juniors, are conflicts with Physics, MCATs and the Health Profession Advisory Committee interview. Since the MCATs and HPAC interview are in the spring, study abroad is much less problematic for pre-meds in the fall semester of the junior year than it would be in the spring. Although physics is typically taken during both semesters of the junior year, it may be possible to take it during the summer before the junior year. If you travel abroad in the spring, you also need to consider the timing of the MCAT and HPAC interview. The MCATs are typically taken in April of the junior year, but they can also be taken in August. Taking the MCATs in August of the year you re applying means that your application w
Study abroad is typically done during the junior year, and is not necessarily a problem when pre-med considerations are taken into account ahead of time. The most likely potential complications for students, who wish to study abroad in the junior year and also apply to medical school as juniors, are conflicts with Physics, MCATs and the Health Profession Advisory Committee interview. Since the MCATs and HPAC interview are in the spring semester, study abroad is much less problematic for pre-meds in the fall semester of the junior year than it would be in the spring. Although physics is typically taken during both semesters of the junior year, it may be possible to take it during the summer before the junior year. If you travel abroad in the spring, you also need to consider the timing of the MCAT and HPAC interview. The MCATs are taken in January through August of the junior year, and they can also be taken in September of the senior year. MCATs are scheduled 22 times each year and stu
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