Guest sharibean Posted October 25, 2003 Report Share Posted October 25, 2003 Ok - I'm getting my honours B.A in Health Studies and Psych but I'm doing the general chems, bios and organic chems too. The one thing that I'm avoiding like the plague is calculus. By not doing this I know I'm ruling out all US schools but, I REALLY can't stand it and I don't want it to completely ruin my GPA.. .Has anyone here not taken calc? Anyone think I really, really should do it? Shari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RageoftheDragon Posted October 26, 2003 Report Share Posted October 26, 2003 Hey, Lots of Uni's in Canada do not require calculus that I have seen. I can see wishing to avoid it as well, as many people find it painful. Check the pre-req's on Uni websites to make sure. I know it makes no difference at the U of S. I'm fairly sure it doesn't in Ontario either. Good luck. RotD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fox Posted October 26, 2003 Report Share Posted October 26, 2003 I don't think any of the Canadian schools require calculus, but check the websites for sure. I had a year of calculus, and the only school it came in handy at was Western as I could use it as a non-science credit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest aneliz Posted October 26, 2003 Report Share Posted October 26, 2003 None of the Ontario schools require calculus...but it does come in handy for UWO where you need "1.0 full course in a science not related to biology or chemistry" as a pre-req....you can use maths, stats, physics, computer sci or engineering for this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest UTMed07 Posted October 27, 2003 Report Share Posted October 27, 2003 You can be “mathematically challenged” yet still very successful as a physician... this lovely article (CMAJ, Oct 2001; 165: 1226 – 1237) explains what I mean. Also, it makes the point that you're always going to have an expert to crunch the numbers. Key, in my opinion, is to know when you are out of your depth and have to call the number cruncher. I don't remember it being a requirement anywhere in Canada I applied. Trust what your instincts tell you. Those things stated, calculus in itself is useful (especially for understanding stats) and I think the Americans have the right idea. Most Europeans do calculus in high school... and I'm pretty sure that the people who have immigrated from asia can point-out that it is so in asia. As for med school applications... it is one other thing that can be used to assess whether an applicant is good all-round -- I think this is one of the reasons American schools require it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bretzkyboy Posted October 27, 2003 Report Share Posted October 27, 2003 Actually, I know that the U of A requires intro calculus for their program. I'm still in highschool planning on entering med school so I know most of the requirements for most of the schools. It doesn't hurt to plan ahead Glad I could help yah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sharibean Posted October 27, 2003 Report Share Posted October 27, 2003 hey guys - thanks for all your replies. i know that almost all of the candian schools don't require calc, but the US ones require one full year of math. i've decided to take an intro calculus course specifically for the social sciences, even though i did OAC calculus. i got an 86%, but math is just not my strong point. in addition to that, i'm taking a stats course, so i have it covered. the new problem is that ALL the US schools require a full year of physics too....really not my strongest area at all! i'll figure something out i guess..... Shari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lactic Folly Posted October 27, 2003 Report Share Posted October 27, 2003 Just to clarify, the prereq for U of A medicine is intro stats.. but you will likely need intro calc for the program you take as a premed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bretzkyboy Posted October 29, 2003 Report Share Posted October 29, 2003 Actually to clarify the clarification:) U of A requires 6 credit calc. AND 3 credit Stats, plus 6 credit physics. So math seems to be important to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Lactic Folly Posted October 30, 2003 Report Share Posted October 30, 2003 Erm, where is that calculus requirement listed? I'm applying this year and I have not seen anything about that.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bretzkyboy Posted October 30, 2003 Report Share Posted October 30, 2003 Sorry all, really sorry, there is NO calculus requirement for U of A, checked my sources, they were both wrong . Though Stats and Physics are both there....sorry again for my misconceptions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mchan86 Posted November 1, 2003 Report Share Posted November 1, 2003 congrats on getting the 86% Math and Physics are not my strong point either. My goal is also to get into medicine. Unfortunately math hurts me a lot more than physics (so far). However i'm glad that you raised this question and that it has been pointed out as not a requirement. Good luck & and best wishes for the future! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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