<p>This is my first post here 
I’m going to be a freshman at BC next year, and right now I’m sort of nervous about my schedule. I have Chemistry MWF at 9 am, and I’m very worried that Chemistry is going to be too difficult for me my freshman year. Is it possible for me to take chemistry my sophomore year?</p>
<p>I’m not doing premed, however I am taking Bio: Molecules and Cells and the Chemistry class is listed as a co requisite…but I know a lot of kids who are taking this bio class and not taking chemistry. Any input on this?</p>
<p>Yes, you can take Chem soph year if you like. But, I would suggest taking Chem first and Bio second year if you do not have a strong HS science background (or are concerned about your schedule) bcos I believe that the chem background is useful for micro-cellular stuff. Indeed, for that reason some colleges even require that Chem be taken first, including Stanford and Northwestern. That is why BC requires Chem as a pre-req or co-req to Bio; generally it is only bio majors or premeds that take them both Frosh year.</p>
<p>Are you saying that a student can not take biology a year before taking chemistry? I believe that is the way my daughter’s schedule is set up. Bio and chem frosh year seems like quite a load with all of the other adjustments. However if one is to fulfill premed requirements, not taking chem freshman year does seem to makes it more difficult. Seems like doubling up physics with inorg. or organic chem would also be a challenge. This is the tough decision. Any thoughts??</p>
<p>Depends on the Bio course. The typical premed course, Bio 200 (Molecules and Cells), requires Chem as a co-req, or prereq (or AP Chem). In other words, BC wants you to have had Chem prior to Bio or take it concurrently.</p>
<p>A premed planning on taking the MCAT in May of Junior year will have to double up on sciences some time. If she is only going to take one science, it should be (inorganic) Chem + Lab. Take a look at the orientation materials & BC bulletin (search under prehealth, p.31)</p>
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<p>You have Professor Wolfman I’m assuming if you have it MWF @ 9 am, guys the man. He is tough though. You will appreciate it come Orgo (if you plan on taking it). Expect a weekly quiz on Friday’s (only 10 min long), Bi-weekly homework that usually takes 1.5-3 hours (depending on chapter and how long you put it off), and then some pretty tough tests (3 per semester) plus a pretty hard final. Class average on last years final (2nd semester) was a 105/200. Don’t let me freak you out though, he is a very, very, very good teacher. If you go to office hours he is very willing to help and it will help you in the end cause he will give you a grade boost if you are right on the cusp between say a B+/A- or a B-/B, etc, etc. </p>
<p>In terms of doubling up, if you have Wing for Bio, I’d change to Hake. I had Wing, did all the HW, went to every lecture, read, and still ended up with a C-. The guy likes to throw in his own research into tests that really have little to no relevance to the material (in my opinion). He is not a teacher, more so a powerpoint guide. So if you plan on doubling up, your freshman year is the year to do it. That way if your GPA isn’t great, it won’t kill you in the long run. Also, if you realize that after a semester of chem and bio you don’t want to ever see chem or bio again, then you can switch with little to no harm done scheduling wise in the longer run. </p>
<p>I hope I helped rather than made you feel more terrified of doubling up. But as long as you work hard, go to class, and office hours you should get a B- at the least. Don’t be put off by what I have said, rather use it as motivation.</p>
<p>Does anyone know anything about Mohanty for chemistry? I was thinking of switching to McFadden but his class is full right now.</p>
<p>From what I heard Mohanty was pretty easy, though didn’t really “teach” the material. As of last year, he had no online homework (where Wolfman did), though he did assign problem sets from the book, and his class was on T/Th from 9-10:15 I believe. He is apparently one of the highest paid faculty members at BC, though this could have just been hearsay. </p>
<p>I had him (Mohanty) for one class, but found him hard to understand and he just basically read from the book, which is why I switched to Wolfman. If you’ve had AP chem or feel comfortable with it you could probably do fairly well in his class, but I still send my recommendation to take Wolfman.</p>