<p>Hi guys! I wanted to take:</p>
<p>Physics 8B
Bio 1B
MCB 102</p>
<p>together next semester (spring 2010), but I met with my adviser and she suggested against taking Bio 1B with MCB 102. I definitely want to take Physics and Bio in the spring because Deweese is doing Physics again and I hear 1B in the spring is bomb. Is MCB 102 really easier in the summer? And if this schedule really does look ugh, does anyone have any alternative prereq suggestions?</p>
<p>Thanks guys! :)</p>
<p>wow looks like a heavy load to me. :|</p>
<p>take MCB 102 in the summer, i have heard it is very easy in the summer</p>
<p>do physics 8b & bio 1b in spring, mcb 102 in the summer if you are willing to pay for it.
if you can’t afford summer school (it’s $1200 and quite expensive), do physics 8b & mcb 102 in spring and bio 1b in fall. the profs for 102 are easier in spring (no thorner) and bio 1b is now easier in the fall since huelsenbeck & carlson (2 easy ones) are teaching fall.</p>
<p>thanks everyone! that was super helpful</p>
<p>^I don’t know how long Huelsenbeck will be teaching 1B in fall. I think it is temporary until Mishler comes back</p>
<p>oh another option is to do physics 8B this spring, bio 1b in the fall, and then mcb 102 the following spring. but it depends on what your major/track is, but you can definitely take mcb 102 spring of junior year and not be “behind” unless it’s a prereq for a lot of your major requirements</p>
<p>So.
is chem 3b/l, bio1b, pmb13, nst 10, and pub health 103. too much?</p>
<p>^You can take MCB 102 spring junior year and still not be behind if you are MCB (which prereqs MCB 102 a lot).</p>
<p>In Fall 08, my Bio 1A GSI took a poll to determine the composition of his three discussions, he found that 75% of everyone were juniors and the overwhelming majority were MCB. I am sure most of those guys did fine taking MCB 102 a semester “late”</p>
<p>For some tracks though, like immuno track 2 (infectious diseases), MCB 102 is a prereq for MCB 150, MCB 150L, MCB 104, and all elective classes except MCB136, MCBc114 (though taking 102 is recommended). Unless you’re okay taking summer courses/staying an extra semester, you should probably take MCB 102 in fall, MCB 104/150 in spring & fall (doesn’t matter the order), and MCB 150L in last semester at Berkeley. That way you won’t be cramming in your 6 elective courses in 3 semesters.</p>
<p>it is possible to take MCB 102 and 104 simultaneously, I have friends who are doing it, though then again I don’t advocate MCB for premeds unless it is something they really are into. It is one of the toughest L&S majors</p>
<p>wow, more responses! I myself am in CNR and I don’t think I need 102 as a prereq. It’s very reassuring though, that MCB juniors are taking 102 in the spring.</p>
<p>@ 8888888: I don’t know much about pmb13 or PH103, but taking 3b/l with 1b is near the limit of comfortableness - I wouldn’t add more than one technical class.</p>
<p>oh boy… hmm ill see.</p>