<p>I will be a frshman premed majoring in poli sci next year at UC Berkeley. I just had a quick question. I am planning on taking one semester of Calculus and one semester of Stats to fulfill the one-year math requirement for most med schools. I am planning on subsituting the 2nd sem. of calc for stats because some med schools, like UCLA, require a semester of calculus and they have allowed me to subsitute the 2nd semeser of calc for a stats course. But do you guys think that med schools would prefer a full year of calc and then a semester of stats? I have to sign up for classes soon so any help would be appreciated. Thanks</p>
<p>just take stats, it prob doesn't matter. Doesn't UCLA require a year of stats anyway?</p>
<p>semester* of stats.</p>
<p>AB, what level of calc are you talking about? Second semester calc is just a good thing to know, particularly if you plan on taking physics.</p>
<p>bluedevil, i was planning on skipping the 22nd sem of first-year calc but you seem to think its not a good idea. I never thought about the second semester as being a requirement for physics, i have to look into that. However, if the second semester is not a requirement for physics, then do you think i should subsitute the 2nd sem for stats or take a full year of calc and then a sem of stats? Thanks</p>
<p>Check into it, because while I'm pretty sure most medical schools won't give you problems - a couple might, but by no means a huge number - it is really just a good thing to know. A lot of other subjects and life generally depend heavily on the sort of thinking that derivatives can give you. With that said, a lot of math is really taught poorly and tediously, too, so who really knows.</p>