<p>When you fill out your AMCAS application, you not list those courses you’ve already, but those you intend to take your senior year. (Of course if end up not taking one or more of the courses you listed, you will need to send an update letter to all the med schools you’re applying to with a corrected senior schedule.)</p>
<p>If you’re an entering freshman, you may want to rethink your schedule since some stats questions may be included on the new 2015 MCAT.</p>
<p>Im really interested in going to med school and becoming a doctor but I am having trouble deciding what to major in for undergrad. I am debating between something like chem/biochem or biomedical engineering. Do you think biomedical engineering is too hard to do with pre med? Honestly, i am very strong in math and science, but do you think this major will leave me with basically no free time to do other things that study? This also leaves me with the problem that many schools require engineering majors to apply to the school of engineering. and if i apply engineering and decide i don’t like it, it might be hard to transfer schools. Let me know what you think.</p>
<p>People have managed to major in all sorts of “hard” fields–like math, physics, and all speicies of engineering–and still get into med school. You just need to get great grades as an engineer.</p>
<p>If you think you want engineering, you need to start in the School of Engineering. All engineering majors have a large number of lockstep requirements that must be taken in sequence. If miss a step in a sequence, your graduation will be delayed since you’ll need wait for the missing course to be offered again.</p>
<p>It’s actually much,much easier to transfer OUT of engineering than into it.</p>
<p>Thoughts on taking Physics II with General Chemistry I? Along with Calc I.</p>
<p>Eh…sounds like a fairly typical first year STEM major schedule. (And easier than either my kids took, but that’s another whole post…)</p>
<p>Take it if you have good math aptitude and good time-management skills.</p>
<p>If you’re not sure about either of the above–see this post</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/1331981-new-pre-med-students.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/1331981-new-pre-med-students.html</a></p>
<p>omg it does sound like a STEM major schedule!! I think I have it set on what I want to take my next semester. I feel so behind that’s it (currently my second year)</p>
<p>question… S2 has an option of a math dept stats course or his honors college stats course (which is the one he would prefer to take)…the honors college one would be notated as an elective not MATH. will schools still recognize that as a math course?</p>
<p>That kind of question is best asked of the schools themselves. Have you son email the admission directors at the programs he’s most interested in and ask.</p>
<p>FWIW, AMCAS reviews and adjusts academic course classifications as part of the verification process.</p>
<p>he has one of his meetings with premed advisor on monday, and also has a meeting with the director of md/phd program at his current school monday, going to ask them… but will tell him to email the other schools… thanks</p>
<p>Hi all, posting on behalf of my son, a freshman at U Miami.</p>
<p>Taking general chem 1 & 2 honors (called 111 and 112 at Miami) even though he got a 5 on AP chem as a high school junior. This is acceptable, correct?</p>
<p>Taking calc 2 (called Math 162) this semester. Next semester should he take calc 3 or statistics? Will that end his need to take math?</p>
<p>Our big debate centers on physics. He had a 5 on the AP test and can place out of college physics. Should he take what Miami calls college physics (2 semesters) and do well in it even though it is repeating material? Or take what Miami calls university physics, a 3 semester calculus based sequence? He likes physics.</p>
<p>He is using AP credits for things like language and humanities.</p>
<p>Thanks so much for any input :)</p>
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<p>Why did he make this choice? What is his major?</p>
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<p>Yes, either one will do, unless his major has additional math requirements.</p>
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<p>Did he take the AP Physics B or C exam? </p>
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<p>I am using all of my AP credits.</p>
<p>My S is a sophomore at UM. He got 5s on AP Bio, Chem, Phys & Calc and since he’s a Foote, no gen ed requirements. Freshman year he took Calc 2 & 3, Honors Chem 1 & 2, Cell Bio, Gen, Physics (decided on the 3 semesters even though he could have done it in 2). You can’t decide now, if you are the top in your Physics class the first semester, the prof will allow you to sign up the accelerated course. If you are getting an A- by the time the next semester class is getting sign up, you probably won’t have a choice. That was the way they worked it last year.</p>
<p>Plumazul, he is premed, major undecided. Hadn’t taken chem since junior year of high school. Wanted a strong start in chem. So far honors chem 1 seems to be a good choice. He took AP Physics B and got a 5.</p>
<p>Krug, you mean that University Physics is sometimes available to students in only 2 semesters? He’s thinking about minoring in physics, which will mean university physics for sure.</p>
<p>bca, Intro Physics is odd at UM. It’s broken down into 3 semesters (we asked why and was told that the engineering dept. want a very solid Physics background for its engineers so a lot more in depth). You don’t have lab 1st semester (strange), only 2nd and 3rd. If you go that route, you’ll end up with 10 credits. You can also do it in 2 semesters, the 2nd semesters you will have Physics lecture every day, plus labs and recitations, you will have 9 credits. This was a problem for us since it took so much time that it was too hard to try and fit all the courses in. If you are thinking of minoring in Physics, you will definitely need at least Calc 3. Take Stats if you’d like but in addition to Calc.</p>
<p>Krug, I am replying since you are familiar with the Miami physics. My son decided to take University physics. But due to the other classes he wants to take, he thinks he will have a one year break between the first physics course and the second one. In your opinion, is this an issue? thanks!</p>
<p>bcaha5, Sent you a PM so we won’t clog up the board with UMiami’s specifics…</p>
<p>Krug, I tried to reply to your PM, but it won’t let me since I don’t have 50+ posts. So I’ll just say thank you so much :)</p>
<p>Krug, it blocked your email from the PM. After I have 15 posts I will reply. Thanks again.</p>
<p>Sorry, I didn’t realize that about PM. Your S will be fine either way, may be a little rusty but I am sure that he can catch up with such a high score in AP Physics.</p>
<p>I’ve read through many of the pre-med threads and have a question about the physics requirement for those who have AP credit for Physics. Based on the Rice AP Credit for Allopathic Medicine table, SUNY medical schools accept AP credit for Physics. Why is it then the consensus on this board and at the SUNY prehealth advising office that students should retake Physics with lab? It seems that many medical schools accept Physics AP credit according to the Rice table. Can someone help? My daughter is double majoring in bio and dance and her schedule is packed with 18 to 21 credits every semester and that’s without physics in the plan. She’s using AP credits and dual credit courses to satisfy many gen ed requirements. She also used her AP bio credit to get out of Evolutionary Bio (SUNY Buffalo’s first bio in the sequence) but will be following up with many bio courses as a bio major. I’d really appreciate insight…Thanks in advance.</p>