While medical school entrance exams require a high level of academic proficiency, concrete data on which subjects successful candidates considered their strengths and which they found challenging remains scarce.
Therefore, we conducted a survey on strong and weak subjects among successful medical school candidates. This release clarifies subject-specific trends in medical school examinations based on the results.
Strong Subjects The most common strong subjects among successful candidates were "English (22.7%)", "Chemistry (22.7%)", and "Biology (22.7%)", with these three tied for the top spot. They were followed by "Mathematics (13.6%)" and "Physics (9.1%)". This data suggests a strong tendency for successful medical school candidates to excel in science subjects in addition to English.
Weak Subjects The most commonly cited weak subject was "Mathematics (36.4%)". This was followed by "English (13.6%)", "Physics (13.6%)", "Chemistry (9.1%)", and "Biology (4.5%)".
Subjects Requiring the Most Study Time The subject most frequently cited as requiring the most study time was "Mathematics (50%)". This was followed by "Chemistry (18.2%)", "English (13.6%)", "Physics (13.6%)", and "Biology (4.5%)". Given that the percentage of students considering mathematics a weak subject was also high, it is plausible that a strategy of focusing time on challenging subjects to achieve mastery was employed.
Survey Overview [Subject] Medical school preparatory school Takeda Juku Ishinkan [Target] Successful medical school candidates [Method] Questionnaire survey [Valid Responses] 22 [Period] December 2025 - February 2026
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- Source: PR TIMES
- Category: Survey