<p>I remember reading somewhere on this board that it would be wise to take extra biology classes outside of the required 1 year. In that case, how many should one take, and what classes are recommened or are most beneficial (like for MCAT preparation for killing two birds with one stone type of thing).</p>
<p>Anatomy and physiology (although not a bio course at Cornell) and biochemistry.</p>
<p>Physiology is the big one for the MCAT. Biochem and Anatomy are central for med school, but not for the MCAT. Genetics/cell biology, neuroscience, microbiology are all of tangential importance for med school.</p>
<p>Do you think I would be able to handle the course load with anatomy/physiology, physics, o-chem, and intro-psychology all in my sophomore year if I can handle the courseload as a freshman with freshman writing, bio, chem, and calculus?</p>
<p>Do all three of those sciences have labs? That would be a lot of time.</p>
<p>And how significant in terms of percentage is the anatomy on the MCAT? Is it just something that's convenient to know or is it crucial (like you can not easily or adequately study it during a kaplan review course)?</p>
<p>If you get AP Credits at college then do you have to take the class again or can you skip it and go to another higher class?</p>
<p>1.) Whether you can handle it is impossible for us to answer.</p>
<p>2.) Those sciences probably will all have labs.</p>
<p>3.) Anatomy is not really on the MCAT. It will help you in med school, but physiology is more impt. for the MCAT.</p>
<p>4.) You could take a more advanced class instead. In some subjects (Physics), this is a bad idea. In others (Bio) it can be good, depending.</p>
<p>From what I hear, you learn everything you need on the MCAT in your lower div bio courses. However, it would we wise to take those courses eventually because biochem is a requirement for many med schools and upper div bio is becoming a popular requirement as well</p>