<p>I've looked for this answer, so sorry if I repeat what must be an old question - in order to do well on the MCAT's, is it really true you only need one year of bio? Or wouldn't another year of bio, including Genetics, for ex., actually help when taking the MCATs? What are people really taking for Bio classes?</p>
<p>You can do well on the MCAT with just intro bio.</p>
<p>Will taking additional bio courses help you? Yes. I've taken evolutionary bio, genetics, biochem, etc. and I've also taken the MCAT. However, 95% of the material covered in those classes is beyond the scope of the MCAT.</p>
<p>So the final verdict? There is absolutely no reason to take a genetics or microbio course solely for the MCAT. But if you're already a bio major and those classes are classes you have to take anyway, you might think about moving the timetable up a little so that you can get some upper level bio courses out of the way before taking the MCAT.</p>
<p>no, no reason to take more bio than the intro other than the MCAT's (non-science major). thanks</p>