<p>Great thank you for clarifying that for me!</p>
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<p>I’m finishing my sophomore year and have decided to go premed. The only thing is that I haven’t done ANYTHING science related outside of 2 quarters of chemistry. Am I just too far off track to get into med school right after I graduate? I want to keep my English major but do the premed requirements.</p>
<p>I am trying to find out what English classes at UC Davis satisfy the 1 year English requirement for Medical school. I think English 3 is required, but not sure about other two. I am guessing English 5F and 5P, but not really sure. Thanks!</p>
<p>How significant is the difference between introductory classes and regular classes (e.g. introductory organic chemistry vs. organic chemistry) in terms of preparation for the MCAT? This will be at CWRU, if that helps.</p>
<p>Hi! I have a quick question - if you had to pick on or the other, in interest of preparing for MCAT, would it be more beneficial to take Cell Biology or General Microbiology?</p>
<p>please guys answer this for me…because i’ve been having several conflicts with my advisors at my large state schools…I’ll be coming in with 39 credits…</p>
<p>At my school, the gen bio class sucks cuz its a weedout class…so im using my AP credit for that and i’ll just take a higher level class sophomore year or first semester junior year to make up for that…Also, the freshman writing intensive course sucks, which i also placed out with AP lang…so i’ll be taking another, hopefully easier, writing intensive course…and i’m skipping calc 1 and calc 2 with AP calc BC credits…everything else i still want to take…general courses-wise…</p>
<p>I could AP out of the following but i choose not to: Statistics, Physics, Psychology…</p>
<p>So am i doing the right thing? The thing is is that i can’t take any upper division courses till after freshman year so i’d be stuck taking some electives…i feel like i’d be wasting time by doing so</p>
<p>^^^ I would love to know the same thing</p>
<p>I’m in the exact situation you are… I have credit for the Gen Bios and Gen Physics I through dual enrollment, and am skipping Calc I and II, taking Calc III in the fall. I’m starting with 66 credits and am like meursalt, stuck taking electives (which i also feel are a waste of time). I have IB credit for Gen Chem I, but I’m retaking it.</p>
<p>Is this a good plan?</p>
<p>Freshman Fall: Gen Chem I, Calc III, English
Freshman Spring: Gen Physics II, Gen Chem II, Differential Equations, English</p>
<p>Sophomore Fall: Orgo I, Genetics
Sophomore Spring: Orgo II, Biochem?/Physiology?</p>
<p>I’d study for MCAT summer after by sophomore year and take it in September of my Junior year. Good Idea?</p>
<p>zap
Terrible idea to take Bio and physiology your sophomore year. If anything take them early senior year so they are fresh for med school. If you have the time, take non science courses such as Shakespeare or a foreign language. Take courses that will round you out as a person. Find out what course your college has that everybody loves and is what others rave about your college and take it. (eg at Stanford it was human sexuality). If you have an x President teaching a course, take it. Dont do just science. When I was adcom, I would look at schools and see what were the great classes and count off points for kids who did not take them</p>
<p>hi, for the physics pre req courses, is it crucial to take calc first, or are they not calc based physics classes?</p>
<p>forgive me if this was a stupid question
I’ve already taken a semester of stats although physics obviously has nothing to do with statistics</p>
<p>At most schools, physics courses for bio/pre med majors (as opposed to physics classes for physics, chem and engineering majors) are usually algebra-based so you don’t need to take calc first. </p>
<p>HOWEVER, each school has its own way of doing things so check the course description carefully. At D2’s school all intro physics classes (including the one for bio/pre meds) are calculus-based.</p>
<p>Why do you recommend taking statistics?</p>
<p>Some schools require a minimum of 2 semesters of college level mathematics. Some schools specifically require a semester of statistics as part of their pre-reqs. Many med schools include a course in biostatistics/statistics as part of their curricula.</p>
<p>Also starting in Jan 2015, the new MCAT exam will include statistics.</p>
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lol Well, that’s enuff said about that. Any other questions? ;)</p>
<p>Can someone plz help me ! so i took AP chem in high school and and can use the credits to get out of chem 101 and 102 (both of which are general chem) and start with chem 103 (intro to organic). Should I take use of the credits or waive them?</p>
<p>Ok so I’m majoring in Microbiology at Cal Poly SLO. I’m a freshman, two weeks into fall quarter. Winter quarter for the four year plan they have me take calculus 1. I already waived this course due to my passing of the AP calc AB exam. So according to my major I am done. But then I know you have to play the game with medical schools. I’m happy with just looking into Wayne state or a podiatry school or if I really ended with an awesome pre-med application maybe U of Mich. None of these places require calculus. Maybe just some statistics or computer science. So at this point can I just be done with calculus forever or would it be best to take at least one college calculus course? And if so, should I take a course in calculus 1 again or calculus 2?</p>
<p>PASS/FAIL - credit only question. My son is a freshman at NCSU. He has not taken Physics at school. He is taking Org chemistry, Eng and Physics 205. Completed calc III in START program (summer) as he got paid by the college. He is having difficulties with the Physics 205 and want to change it to pass/fail - credit only. How is this going to be looked as he is planning to be premed track.</p>
<p>I had a question about med school age. I graduated high school a year early with 34 credits. I want to use these credits and graduate in 3 years. This would put me at 20 and going to med school. Do you think this will hurt me alot?</p>
<p>My other question is about courses for spring.
I took Chem 1 and Chem 2 in high school and am currently taking OChem. It is going great. I want to take Bio 2, Ochem 2, Kinesiology, and Behavioral Ecology. Do you think this is loading on the science classes too much? I heard Ochem 2 is a big work load.</p>
<p>OChem is a lot of work, but you should have figured that out by now. Kinesiology and Ecol can be difficult at your college or with your prof, but for most premeds, they are very easy courses. (btw, Kinesiology is generally considered a ‘vocational’ course, and at some colleges, is full of D1 athletes.)</p>
<p>Wisdom on cc seems to indicate that med schools generally don’t like young 'ens. Take a gap year and do something useful.</p>
<p>If I were reviewing your file, it would hurt. I don’t like “Doogies”. You will be doing medicine the rest of your life. Do something now that will enrich you. If you have a free college year, go overseas (Oxford would look great on your application) or do some work at a marine biology center or take Shakespear and English authors. That will make you standout and help you. Unless you are doing a 6 year program, doing College in 3 will NOT benefit you and will probably hurt you.</p>
<p>LIsten to your advisors - not “free advice” you get online!!!</p>