Coursework

<p>Okay, sorry! Here’s another question: I just recently heard that genetics was required for med schools. Did some research myself and found that it’s strongly recommended for many of them. Cell bio seems to be a big one too. I will be taking molecular biology, advanced molecular biology, biochemistry, and advanced biochemistry for my major, and am adding physiology as well. Will those satisfy my upper division requirements or will genetics and cell biology really hinder me from getting into some med schools?</p>

<p>If I take classes at a community college not as a transfer student, will grades from these classes be counted in my official GPA calculated by AMCAS? What about for BCPM courses?</p>

<p>Yes. All college classes, whenever and wherever taken.</p>

<p>Why don’t people in engineering/hard majors take a whole bunch of CC classes to boost their GPA’s then?</p>

<p>Isn’t this a good strategy?</p>

<p>Lol. Who says that they automatically do poorly in their engineering/“hard” majors?</p>

<p>Taking classes at community college (away from your UG) is frowned upon. It would be viewed negatively by the admissions committee. Not a good idea.</p>

<p>I have a question about Statistics. Is this course regarded as a Calculus II replacement or a supplement to Calculus I and II? I’ve already taken Calculus II and I’m trying to decide whether or not I should take it.</p>

<p>But what if you just took a whole bunch of unrelated (not prereq’s) courses for your second major at CC?</p>

<p>Why would you do that?</p>

<p>Um to get prereqs for my second major (Econ) done, it’s cheaper… I’m not considering taking the prereqs for med school at CC though.</p>

<p>Could this be… bad?</p>

<p>Hi, I’m completely new to this and don’t plan on asking too many questions…but I’ll be starting at Columbia in the fall and most of you probably know about its Core Curriculum. While I think it’s an invaluable experience, it definitely does pose a bit of a scheduling issue for pre-med students. Is anyone on here a pre-med / have friends who are at Columbia right now and have any advice to offer on when to take which pre-reqs? I’ve drafted out a preliminary schedule for four years, if anyone cares to take a look. The only thing I’m worried about is my 2nd year- would taking Bio and Orgo at the same time be too much? Has anyone done that combination and been ok? I plan on double majoring in Biology and Middle Eastern Studies. I’ve starred the Core Requirements and double-starred the MES Requirements.</p>

<p>1st Term
Language*
General Chem I w/ Lab
Calc III
Lit Hum*
Frontiers of Science*- can petition to move to 2nd yr?
Bio Seminar (1 pt class)</p>

<p>2nd Term
Language*
General Chem II (does II have a lab as well?)
Calc IV
Lit Hum*
University Writing*</p>

<p>2yr
1st Term
Language*
Intro Bio I (w/o lab, take lab later?)
Orgo I w/ lab
Contemp Civ*
Frontiers of Science*(?)</p>

<p>2nd Term
Language*
Intro Bio II
Orgo II (does this have a lab?)
Contemp Civ*
Asian Humanities*</p>

<p>3yr
1st Term
Physics
Bio (either animal physiology/genetics/cell biology etc)
Take the Intro Bio Lab this term
MES Course**
Art Hum*</p>

<p>2nd Term
Physics
Bio (etc…)
MES Course**
Music Hum*
Is Intro Bio Lab for 2 terms?</p>

<p>4yr
1st Term
Bio (etc…)
Bio (etc…)
MES Course**
MES Course**
Intro to Statistics</p>

<p>2nd Term
Bio (etc)
Bio (etc)
MES Course**
MES Course**
Biostatistics
PE</p>

<p>I guess there is no way I could really take the MCAT after my soph. year?
Hopefully this made sense to people, Columbia’s requirements are pretty wack.</p>

<p>Is trig better or is precalculus better for the physics portion of the mcats, as well as the 2 semester physics requirement?</p>

<p>I have a question. If I have AP credit for Statistics and Calc I-II, if I have just taken Calc III in college, will that be enough math credit for pre-med?</p>

<p>I am between my second and third years in college. I took AP physics C in my high school and then came to college and took the third quarter of calculas based physics at my school the first quarter I was here. Do I need to go back and retake the first two quarters. It seems that physics matters less than chemistry to the medical schools. Is this correct? Thanks!</p>

<p>As a sophomore, would you recommend taking phys1/2, orgo1/2, ecology, genetics, and two psychology classes in order to dedicate the summer after to studying for and taking the MCAT? Would it be better if i dropped the psych all together, as I would still have enough classes to be considered full-time or do med schools look down on that sort of thing?</p>

<p>I will be a sophomore this fall. I took Gen Chem last year, and this year I want to take either Bio + Orgo or Bio + Phys. Students from my school say that Bio + Phys is the easier combination because one is qualitative and the other is qualitative, versus both Bio and Orgo are qualitative and require much memorizing. However, Orgo is required if I want to take Biochem my junior year, which I heard is helpful for MCAT.</p>

<p>So, I’m in a dilemma. If I were to choose to take either Orgo or Phys with Bio my sophomore year and leave the other one for junior year (and take MCAT by the end of junior year), which one is better from all aspects, ex. percentage/importance on MCAT, course load, etc.???</p>

<p>btw, I am thinking about a Bio major.</p>

<p>Hey, i just wanted to ask this question since i’ve been getting some different responses. Does going one path make your chances higher or lower at med school? Many people say its because of the classes and coursework you take, and i just wanted your opinions on this, considering you live in california.</p>

<p>Would it be better to go to a community college for the first two years, and then transfer to a UC, or would it be better to go to a CSU for the 4 whole years?</p>

<p>BLue Devil Mike first off wanted to say thanks for contributing so much , it is greatly appreciated.</p>

<p>I am planning to transfer fall 2011 as a Jr (psych major) and after Undergrad I plan to go on to med school. Because I’ve had to do all the IGETC requirements (classes required at California Community College to transfer to UC’s and CSU’s), I haven’t really gotten much pre med done my first year.</p>

<p>I’ve taken BIO 100, Intro Chem, and Statistics. This year I was planning on taking an intro Physics course, but besides that those would be all the requirements I have met. Will I still be able to do the pre-med requirements along with my psychology major requirements, in the last 2 years? I also read somewhere in the thread that you said you need 2 years of Chem and not one, can you clarify that.</p>

<p>Thanks alot!</p>

<p>Unfortunately I don’t know anything about the classes or the schools in question. You’ll have to interpret the general requirements (as described in post #1) for yourself.</p>