Ruthie Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 I need to do for her? What kind of high school course load am I looking at? What type of courses will she take in college? Ruthie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jann in TX Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 She will need a fairly rigorous program. Your goal should be at leat Pre-Calc in highschool. If you can swing Calculus even better. She will take more Calc and a few other upper maths in college. For high school there are lots of options--video classes, online classes, tutors, community college classes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 (edited) My 10th grade Ds is planning on med school too. We are aiming to get to calculus and through as much science as possible. So far he has finished biology, chemistry and will be finished adv chem by May. Next year he will do Adv biology and then in the spring take a college level biology at the CC. He is going to use Saxon Adv math and then onto pre-cal and calculus at the CC his senior year as well a college level chemistry and writing. Edited February 5, 2009 by Quiver0f10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alice Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 (edited) A good well-rounded education with strong foundation in Math and Science. I took 5 Science classes in high school (Bio, Chem, AP Chem, AP Bio and Physics) and Math through AP Calculus. I found freshman Bio and Chem pretty easy in college, which was nice. The AP classes were nice but I was advised to re-take college classes in science regardless of what score I got. That might have changed since I was in college 20 years ago. :) What classes she'll take in college will depend on if she wants to major in Biology or Chemistry or Pre-Med or something totally different. A lot of medical schools look very favorably on non-science majors. And although most colleges have Pre-Med programs now, they aren't necessary in my opinion. My college didn't and I was glad that I had more of a pure science experience at that level. They have to show that they can do well in the science classes but the schools like having interesting people rounding out the class. The mininum for medical school is usually 2 years of college bio (for us this was Botany, Zoology, Genetics and Molecular Biology), Freshman Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and Physics. I'm not sure if med schools actually requred Calculus but it's helpful. The only other Math I remember being highly recommended was Statistics. I took more Math but I think I didn't need to. I saw a lot of people burn out in college and in medical school who had decided they were going to be a doctor young and then just kind of burned out on science. For me personally, I knew I wanted to be a doctor very young and majored in Biology and Chemistry...so a LOT of science. I didn't burn out as I loved it but even so looking back my biggest regret is that I didn't take enough History or Philosophy or Art History or other stuff. I wish I'd studied abroad, I wish I'd taken time off from the very focused road I was on. It all worked out well for me but my biggest piece of advice to people is to enjoy all the other opportunities. Once you get to medical school there is a lot of time to be focused...and not much time to do much else. ETA: Although I wasn't homeschooled, my parents both hated Math and Science and were kind of perplexed at where I came from. They were supportive though. My Dad's only C he ever got in his life was in Freshman Chemistry at Williiam and Mary and he always said he'd never have thought he'd have had a daughter who was a science geek. Edited February 5, 2009 by Alice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moni Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 I need to do for her? What kind of high school course load am I looking at? What type of courses will she take in college? Ruthie I'd focus on study habits. :) She is going to take her undergraduate sciences at college along with her major (which may not be science). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kissy Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 My son wants to be a dr so we focus a lot on math and science. However he loves math and science. In addition to that I have tried to expose him to different worldviews. It is important to have compassionate drs that know about other cultures they could come in contact with. As well as getting in a good english foundation, that will help them to express themselves. Study habits are key too. I have been exposing my son to alternative living and medical practices not necessarily giving him those things but showing how they work. I think medicine is going in that direction and young exposure could be helpful to really understanding, plus there may not be any classes on it when they get to college. My son plans to take college classes his junior and senior years of high school so he can get a jump start so I would look into that for your child too. In my state community college classes are free to homeschoolers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nissi Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 My niece got into med. school last year. She completed Calculus, took several AP exams, completed Anatomy and Physiology course from a local university, worked at a hospital, and was actively involved in Debate competitions. Her awards in piano and violin also helped. She got into BS/MD program straight after highschool. Nissi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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