<p>Because I'm taking courses off-track for my IB major, it turns out that next year, I'll have to take Chem3B and Bio1A in the same semester (I'll be taking Chem3A in the fall and I will take Bio1B this coming summer). Is this a really bad combination? Are there any other options for me? I know that I have to finish all my prereqs (except for physics) before I can declare, so I have to take these courses. Thanks.</p>
<p>I know quite a few students who have taken those two at the same time. Stressful, but they made it through with decent grades.</p>
<p>just hope that meighan doesnt teach bio1a in the spring..</p>
<p>Berkeley people are such wussies. I took physics 8b, Chem 3b, MCB 110, and Math 1a all in the same semester. WUSSIES!</p>
<p>BTW, if you can't cut at least 3 science classes a semester, chances are you will do badly in med school.</p>
<p>I asked for constructive scheduling advice, not for useless jerks like you to rag on other people just so you can feel better about yourself.</p>
<p>Don't you dare call me a wuss when you don't know a damn thing about me.</p>
<p>I guess you couldn't tell from the slightly humorous language that I was being facetious.</p>
<p>But the comment about taking a lot of sciences at once is true. You need to memorize tons of crap in med school very quickly.</p>
<p>The amount of criticism towards Berkeley students you have shared on this board has reach the point where your humor is undectectable.</p>
<p>....and yet there are lots of people who don't take 3 science courses at once and still do just fine in med school.</p>
<p>I plan on starting my first Semister at berkeley with Chem 1A, Physics 8A, Math 1B, and English 45A. </p>
<p>Bad transition from high school or will I be okay?</p>
<p>I would say that is a rather tough load for first semester because you are taking 4 weeder courses (chem 1A may not count as a weeder).</p>
<p>I say take one out and replace with a seminar or one that satisfies a breadth requirement.</p>
<p>So can anyone else give me some advice?</p>
<p>I think Chem 3B/Bio 1A in one semester is fine. I was intending IB (but changed my mind recently) and was planning the same thing for the fall semester. A lot of people seem to handle it fairly well.</p>
<p>Why do you find it necessary to insult people at every turn? I know my limits; you don't. I don't see it necessary to take 3 sciences classes at once, and I don't think I could do it either. Just because you did it doesn't mean I have to push myself to your level. And just because nobody likes you doesn't mean you have to keep killing the atmosphere.</p>
<p>I'm trying to go for a balanced schedule. I like to take some humanities classes along with some science class every term so I don't go nuts. You can't see it, but sanity is something I would like to keep.</p>
<p>And there's no such thing as a "fake" med school. Every med school will teach you what you NEED to know; it's just the top-tier, more well-known schools that will give you a better opportunity at getting the best residencies. I care about becoming a good doctor. You don't know a damn thing about my family history. You don't know a damn thing about what my family has had to go through to get my sister and me to college. My father, whom I have never lived with, is a doctor and he's one of the greatest influences in my life, despite the fact that I never see him. He's a doctor in Taiwan, sacrificing living with the family in order to put food on the table.</p>
<p>I've devoted countless hours in the hospital in high school, and I'm currently continuing to do so. I care about the health profession. I may not be as smart as many other people, and I may not be some genius who will one day cure cancer or work other sorts of miracles, but it doesn't mean that I'll be a bad doctor. As long as I can help lives, as long as I can make people feel better, and as long as I know I'm doing a good thing for the world, that's fine for me. It sounds cliched, but I don't care all that much about the money. Sure, it's a nice bonus, but I really do care more about the people. I hate it when my friends are in need and I'm unable to help them. I've lived much of my life feeling helpless, and this is one way in which I think I can benefit the community. So don't you dare say I don't care about becoming a good doctor. We're all here only superficially, being online avatars, but I'd like to see you say that to my face one day. Without this online identity protecting you, you wouldn't dare say anything this insulting that you've said over the past few weeks because you're insecure about yourself.</p>
<p>But you couldn't possibly understand anything that I'm saying because you don't know the meaning of compassion.</p>