<p>You mentioned that there is some physics behind 6AH. What kind of physics are we talking about here? I took AP Physics C: Mechanics this past year, is that going to help with adjusting to the physics in the 6AH course?</p>
<p>I’m considering taking the honors chem 6 series because regular 6A will not count for me since i get credit from a 5 on the ap chem test and I want to start from the beginning and not jump in right away to 6B.</p>
<p>Actually if you got a 5, you can’t get credit for anything in 6ABC. (Maybe you shouldn’t have done so well?) If you’re pre-med/whatever and taking the sequence, you won’t get credit or GPA points, but at least you get it on your transcript (and will probably wreck the class curve in the process). </p>
<p>Um, mechanics deals with the math of big things – like springs and bouncing balls and shooting things and whatnot. The physics of chemistry is tiny stuff, quantum, different equations. </p>
<p>IMO, it was a waste of my time taking 6AH. Take an easier schedule and enjoy your first quarter!</p>
<p>Is there no benefit at all in taking honors? Or does it give u better chance for good grad school/med school (assuming u do well)</p>
<p>what do you skip to if you got 5 on chem ap?</p>
<p>I have the same question as uchogwarts: how does taking Chem 6AH (and doing well) affect your admission to med school? Are there any classes that should be taken freshman year to get a leg up in med school admissions?</p>
<p>5 = start in ochem</p>
<p>i don’t think honors is worth it unless you’re GENUINELY interested in the math and physics of how chemistry works. unless you’re majoring in something that technical (chemistry, physics, etc), you’ll never see or use anything like it ever again. and honestly, a very small percentage of people actually like that kind of stuff. a larger percentage signs up for 6AH, only to drop out after the first quarter.</p>
<p>no, grad and med schools don’t know enough between the reg vs honors curricula to give any extra thought to your application. for example, chem 4a at berkeley uses the same textbook as the honors sequence and covers similar material, but doesn’t have the “honors” designation. how would the schools know they did equally-challenging material? your performance on the MCAT will demonstrate how much chemistry you learned. the stuff in the 6 series is more than sufficient for these standardized exams. you won’t get any extra points for showing off your knowledge of schrodinger’s equation.</p>
<p>you need to have a high GPA in not-too-easy classes (ie, not the science classes for nonscience majors), good MCAT scores, good letters of rec, a strong volunteer and/or research base … i’d recommend volunteering early, so you have lots of time to pick something that you really like.</p>
<p>chem 4a at berkeley covers same material as chem 6AH at sd? is that implying how berkeley’s so much harder?</p>
<p>i’m not implying anything. they simply cover the same material in the same extent and use the same textbook.</p>
<p>and their chem 4a does NOT equal our chem 4. their chem 4a is targeted for chemistry majors, there’s a separate chemistry series for non-chem premeds.</p>
<p>are you saying at different colleges the class numbers aren’t the same?</p>
<p>Yes, of course. That’s why people need websites like assist.org to switch what classes equal to what at another campus.</p>
<p>so i dont have to take the chem placement test even though i picked "i will take the placement test later’ option for orientation??</p>
<p>NOBODY has to take the chem placement test. but you can always take it secretly and not tell them your score.</p>
<p>sorry to dig this post back up, if i dont take the chem placement would it hinder me at all? i only took h chem in hs.</p>
<p>Does med school really care about being active in clubs?</p>
<p>@chowsx</p>
<p>Just out of polite curiosity, did you actually read all the posts that were posted before you? If you did, we suck at explaining things I guess.</p>
<p>I don’t want to take it. Do I have to?</p>
<p>^No. 10char</p>