Becoming a cardiologist requires countless steps to finally reach this destination. You can't just wish to become a cardiologist in a few seconds. Before you think about high school, college, medical school and other training courses, you have to work hard before all this, to reach your destination. Even in elementary school you must have a high GPA or high grades in all subjects. You cannot only excel in certain subjects because all subjects help in becoming a successful cardiologist. In addition to this, you need to know whether you will be willing to work hard and learn from birth until death. For starters, when you're in high school, you have to excel in all your classes, both English and math. Additionally, in high school students must complete courses in mathematics, chemistry, biology, and physics. To become a cardiologist there are several requirements that tell you what classes you may need to take during your high school years. In any case, to become a cardiologist you must have a high GPA throughout your training. After that a cardiologist must attend university for 4 years and complete at least three years of undergraduate degree and this will allow you to attend medical school. However, because admission to medical school is very competitive, many students are required to have a 4-year degree. After earning a 3-4 year degree, students are required to take a test called the MCAT or Medical College Admission Test. There is no fixed score that students must achieve to enter medical school because it depends on the expectations of the faculty medicine. Once entering medical school, students must spend four years. The first two years of medical school require students to study basic sciences. Th......middle of paper......for work in and out of school. Other examples include parents of students who can help as much as possible in learning the skills required to help students. On the other hand, some skills needed to become a cardiologist may come naturally to some people. Specific examples of this include a student naturally having excellent social skills or a student being able to work under stress no matter what. While some skills can be acquired naturally, others can be acquired by learning them. For example, learning to interact with patients in medical school or learning to multitask outside of school indirectly or directly. Additionally, a cardiologist can teach you how to insert a pacemaker outside of school. All of these are examples of how and where a student can gain the skills, talents and experience to become a cardiologist in and out of school.