<p>Hey guys,</p>
<p>I just wanted to know if the order of the classes you take matters. For example, if I took one writing class in freshman year and another writing class in sophomore year. Obviously they are out of order and not concurrent. So just wanted to know if this is okay or should I just take them in order (right after one another).</p>
<p>The order doesn't matter unless you take premed courses during the summer.</p>
<p>^^^fudgemaster's post is nonsensical</p>
<p>Unless it's the chem or physics sequences or for courses that are prereqs for others (ie calc 1 -> calc 2) the order doesn't matter. But for those aforementioned courses you need to take those in sequence.</p>
<p>However, as long as you have the sequence taken care of, the temporal pattern is largely irrelevant, even in the premed sequences. That said, taking Physics 1 as a first semester frosh and then Physics 2 as a second semester junior is not something I'd encourage you to do.</p>
<p>I was just commenting that it's better to take all your premed courses during the school year instead of taking them during the summer. Not only are summer courses usually easier, the admissions committee wants to see that you're capable of handling a normal course load.</p>
<p>What about taking general education classes (like art, music, and history course) or a science lab course if you are unable to get into that class during the school year and the only way you can take it before applying is during the summer or the winter intersession course?</p>
<p>I don't see a problem with taking courses over the summer/winter but I think there are more productive ways of spending a summer (e.g., interning in a lab or volunteering at a hospital).</p>
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I was just commenting that it's better to take all your premed courses during the school year instead of taking them during the summer. Not only are summer courses usually easier, the admissions committee wants to see that you're capable of handling a normal course load.
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<p>Okay, but that's not what your post says at all.</p>
<p>Yeah. I definetely will not be taking any science/math courses out of order. </p>
<p>I was referring to writing classes. I'm going to be taking Part B in freshman year and Part A in sophmore year. It's because of scheduling conflicts/classes being full. I'm assuming it's okay to do this because it's a writing class.</p>
<p>I think what BRM is trying to say is: the adcoms won't care, but you might be setting yourself up for trouble.</p>
<p>^Are you referring to me or blazinyan? </p>
<p>I won't be taking any math/science courses out of order. Just the writing classes :)</p>
<p>What if you take these types of classes alongside ECs like research and shadowing?</p>
<p>Brad - if your school allows you to take Part B before part A, then it doesn't matter. I was under the impression that you were describing taking part A this fall, then Part B next fall which clearly doesn't matter one bit. As it stands, going B->A doesn't matter either - if you'd asked me about this months before starting part B, I'd probably have told you the same thing, but leaned more towards you figuring out a way to go A -> B (essentially, I don't have very strong feelings about this either way and am trying to split hairs of my disinterest).</p>