You do not necessarily need to do those tedious pre-med requirements to get into med schools these days. Many schools such as Mt. Sinai school of medicine admits a small number of students every year who have skipped all these requirements, including the MCAT exam. The program promises spots for about 35 undergraduates a year studying humanities or social sciences instead of the traditional pre-medical school curriculum. These undergraduates must have also maintained a 3.5 grade-point average.
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Other schools have similar programs to this as well.
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