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What language should I do if I want to be a dermatologist?
I will be a freshman in high school. I chose French, but I read someone else’s question, I should take Latin, because drugs or whatever in Latin. Well, what do I do? Is it okay to stay in French? Or should I switch to Latin, and if I do I kann.Wenn wants to become a dermatologist, it really does not matter which language I use?
Hello.
Freshman in high school? It doesn’t matter what you’re going to take unless:
1. You somehow become fluent in it via education at the high school level (which isnt going to happen)
2. Decide to continue onto college and major in it
Med schools don’t care what you take in high school. High school is a foundation for the real game – which is college.
Take whatever you want to take. But keep in mind where you plan on attending school in 8 years. It would probably make more sense to take Spanish because we have a lot of Spanish speakers. I suppose Latin would help, but it isn’t really THAT necessary. Latin and Medical latin are separate courses for a reason (typically offered at your college).
If you want to be more competitive in your med school applications, then you should truly learn a language. When you fill out the application (AMCAS application), you have to state only languages you are FLUENT in. So at the end of the day, it isn’t going to help you unless you most likely major in it at the college level (or minor in it – but usually the credits for a language minor are nearly the same for another full major).