<p>When I talked to an advisor she said taking two lab sciences at the same time was a terrible idea. I would wait until you are done with chem to start physics.</p>
<p>@ulianjay I wish I could. I need to complete chem 142,152,162 as well as phys 121 by the end of the first academic year. Anyway thanks.</p>
<p>All three of these math/science intro sequences are very time consuming, harshly curved, weed-out courses for engineering, so it would not be fun to do all three at once for your first quarter. I suggest taking English rather than phys 121 in your 1st quarter. Math 124 and Chem 142 are not necessarily easier than later courses in these sequences – in fact, you might find the later sequences easier as you will be used to the expectations and hopefully have improved time management, etc.</p>
<p>Note that you don’t actually need to complete phys 121 during your 1st year for BioE. You can take phys 121 during the summer or next fall, as you don’t need to complete phys 122 before you apply to BioE next winter, as long as you are enrolled in phys 122 at the time of your application. Carefully study the BioE advising pages and plan out your own schedule that meets the requirements: [Apply</a> to BS Bioengineering, Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington](<a href=“http://depts.washington.edu/bioe/education/prospective/bs-bioe-apply.html#upper]Apply”>http://depts.washington.edu/bioe/education/prospective/bs-bioe-apply.html#upper).</p>
<p>Thanks triseradad!
I heard that getting into BIOE at udub is quite difficult and competitive. I also got a conditional offer from Georgia tech to apply as a transfer student on the condition that 1- I complete all required courses for my intended major in a accredited college in the U.S 2- I get a math and science GPA of 3.3 or higher. So since bioe is tough to get in here, I’m also keeping Georgia tech as a back up. </p>
<p>Now the reason I want to take phys 121 in my first academic year is because it is a requirement of georgia tech(biomedical engineering). I don’t know if should be looking at both colleges but I’m just scared that I might not get into bioe here and so I’m keeping my options open. But I’m definitely gonna take eng c in my first quarter now, so thanks for all your help.</p>
<p>Quick question, who’s better for chem 142- philip reid or Li Xiaosong? I’m gonna be registering for my classes soon, so someone please respond fast. thanks :)</p>
<p>You want to have Math 124 done before you start the Physics series. This is especially true for Physics 122 because what is covered in the beginning of it requires material not taught until later in Math 125. Having at least a quarter (or two if possible) of Calculus behind you will make the Physics series MUCH more doable.</p>
<p>(I know you can technically take them concurrently, but there will be lots of banging heads against desks.)</p>
<p>Thank you :)</p>
<p>My son registered at UW a couple of weeks ago. The counselor recommended he register for Math126, Chem142, Psych101 and a Freshman discussion on Sports Pyschology (GenSt197). My concern is that he is skipping Math124. He got a 4 on the AP Calc BC test and the counselor said he is fine to skip 124. It is important he does well this first quarter, in order to get into the concentration he is interested in. Has anyone out there taken Math126 without taking Math124? How did it go? Thanks!</p>
<p>If he’s comfortable with derivatives and integration he’d be okay. The calculus series is a weed-out one though, so if it were me, I’d suggest at least considering 125 instead of 126 simply because going straight from high school into UW is a huge transition and starting with a class where he’s familiar with the material may work out better in terms of GPA and adjustment to the expectations of college vs high school.</p>
<p>Here’s the info on placement for math, btw: [Advanced</a> Placement (AP) Policies | University of Washington](<a href=“http://admit.washington.edu/Admission/Freshmen/College/AP]Advanced”>http://admit.washington.edu/Admission/Freshmen/College/AP)</p>