Will Dropping a Physics Course Affect My Med School Application?

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Dropping a physics course will not adversely affect a medical school application, especially if the student maintains a strong GPA, such as 3.9. While the course will appear as a cancellation on the transcript, it is unlikely to impact the overall application negatively. During interviews, applicants may be questioned about the decision, but a solid academic performance in other subjects can mitigate concerns. Additionally, enrolling in statistics and ethics or philosophy courses is recommended to enhance preparedness for medical school.

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Hi,
I'm a first year university student interested in medicine as a career. My marks are relatively good (it's early, but GPA~3.9), but my weak subject happens to be physics and I am considering dropping it to retake it either over the summer or next term. It will be without penalty on the transcript, but it will show up as a cancel. I was wondering if this will adversly influence a future application at all?
 
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Short answer is no, but when the interview comes up, you might be asked about it, but if you continue on a good course there is practically no way this will affect you whatsoever. Id also recomment you take statistics and an ethics/philosophy class, as those two would also be useful for you in med school.
 

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