<p>I am newly admitted Biochem & Molecular Bio major. I am also a pre-med. I got a 5 on AP Calculus BC and 5 on AP Biology. Do you recommend skipping Calculus 1A/1B and Biology 1A/1B? The berkeley site recommended that I dont skip Calculus, especially if I am pre-med, coz college calculus is much more rigorous. I thought of skipping only Calculus 1a. What are your thoughts, anyone who were in my situtation before?</p>
<p>ps) what are the typical class schedule for someone like me. for the first semester?</p>
<p>Would most medical schools accept a semester of anatomy or physiology instead of a semester of Bio 1B? I've already taken Bio 1A, and I was planning on taking physiology. Does it depend on each medical school's requirements?</p>
<p>Basically, no, many schools would not accept a class in lieu of Bio 1B. Most schools say that they want you to have taken a full year of general biology so that you come in recently prepared with a solid foundation. I get the message that the medical schools prefer that you take Bio1A and 1B with a lab. I recommend that you take Bio 1A and 1B so that you fulfill the requirements at most medical schools you may want to apply to.</p>
<p>How important are Bio 1A and 1B for medical schools, especially if my major is bioengineering and I will have taken more advanced biology courses?</p>
<p>Most medical schools really want you to have taken General Biology with lab (two semesters) - even if you are taking a bunch of upper division biology classes. The students that have opted out of either 1A or 1B are typically bioengineers; some have been successful in receiving full consideration during the application process. There are medical schools admissions people who tell me there is no equivalent coursework, they really want you to have the basic biology for bio majors with lab, and two semesters of it.</p>