Please help - medical school admissions.

[mustangxc]

I am applying to medical school this year and among the schools I am applying to are the schools in Puerto Rico. They have a requirement for 12 hours of Spanish, which I have credit for on my transcript thanks to IB credits. However, they also have a requirement for 12 hours of English, and I only have the six hours of credit from freshmen rhetoric. One of the universities told me that if I had taken reading/writing intensive classes in the humanities, social sciences, etc. they would count that a s credit for the remaining six hours. However there is one university that wants me to prove it with course descriptions which I have done. Unfortunately, the only class that actually says reading/writing intenisve is one I took n philosophy, which ironically was the least reading and writing intensive cours I can think of. Nonetheless, I have reached out to SMU's pre-med advisors, but have not gotten a response. I graduated 10 years ago in December so I am no longer on campus or in the area. I am working full time at MD Anderson, so taking classes is not easy to do. Does anyone know of anyone in the administration that might be able to help? I am thinking that if an SMU official writes a letter stating that x courses were reading and writing intensive that would likely satisfy this university's requirement. Thank you very much for your help!

[East Coast Mustang]

Try contacting whoever heads up Dedman College, or the dean of the departments you took the courses in question in.

[mustangxc]

I ended up contacting President Turner, who forwarded my request to the registrar's office. While I have many complaints about our athletic department, student life, etc. I have always been extremely appreciative of the education and treatment by the faculty and staff at SMU.

[dcpony]

If you're applying to schools in PR might as well apply here:
http://www.semmelweis-english-program.org