Biological Sciences Freshman Schedule

<p>Chem 102a with lab (4 hours)
Biology 110a with lab (4 hours)
English 104w (3 hours)
Math 150 (3 hours)</p>

<p>This is 14 hours. I'm wondering if this is a good freshman courseload (should I add more classes?). Also, I chose classes that weren't too accelerated, such as chem 102 over chem 218, or math 150 over math 155. Will this hurt me if I apply to medical school? It's not that I'm lazy; it's just that I am not very confident in my chemistry or math skills.
Thanks in advance.</p>

<p>No, it will not hurt you in applying to medical schools.</p>

<p>Shouldn’t you be taking a writing seminar? Or are you pushing it back a semester?</p>

<p>While 14 hours is on the normal-to-light side, the chem-bio-calc combination is pretty deadly. A lot of students regret taking these three at the same time. They are all “weed-out” classes to some extent and are graded pretty toughly. If you insist on taking all three at the same time, well, good luck.</p>

<p>English 104w is a writing seminar. And do most prospective medical students take math in their sophomore/junior years then? What would you recommend I should replace math with?</p>

<p>English 104w is not a freshman writing seminar.</p>

<p>Most pre-meds take calc-chem and push bio back, but pushing back calc makes sense as well. You’d replace it with classes for your major or AXLE.</p>

<p>Oh you’re right, I confused writing seminars with 100-level writing courses. Thanks for that catch. </p>

<p>Chem 102a with lab (4 hours)
Biology 110a with lab (4 hours)
Biology Freshman Writing Seminar (3 hours)
English 104w (3 hours)</p>

<p>Does this look like a more acceptable schedule? With the projected plan of taking math and organic chemistry sophomore year, and then physics and biology junior year? Senior year to finish up my biology major.</p>