<p>Hey guys, so I've finished scheduling/registering for classes for my freshman year at college, and here is what I have so far:</p>
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<li>Bio I/Bio II</li>
<li>Eng I/Eng II</li>
<li>STATS for 1st semester/Calculus during 2nd semester? Not sure for 2nd semester.</li>
<li>Horticulture classes/seminars</li>
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<p>For med school I would have to match this schedule:</p>
<p>*Biology or Zoology 1 year with lab
Inorganic Chemistry 1 year with lab
Organic Chemistry 1 year with lab
Physics 1 year with lab
English 1 year *</p>
<p>Now I just need to know, am I making a huge bad mistake by NOT taking physics or chem during my freshman year? What kinds of classes would a typical freshman student who wants to get into medical school take during their freshman year?</p>
<p>Please give me ANY advice on this schedule; things like "Your in a bad position by not taking chem or physics because pre-med prereqs, such as InOrganic Chem/Organic Chem, require you to first take these classes" Just things like that, if not taking these classes during freshman year will make my future schedule hard because Physics and Chem might be pre-reqs for classes I need to apply to med school.</p>
<p>Like will I need to be taking Chem during freshman year to start taking Inorganic Chemistry, or do people usually just start out by taking Inorganic first? Are there any types of Chem classes people take before starting inorganic chem? Should I take Chemistry/Physics during freshman year or not?</p>
<p>You would be fine taking physics sophomore or even junior year. I would recommend starting chem early, since you need a year of general chemistry and a year of organic.</p>
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Like will I need to be taking Chem during freshman year to start taking Inorganic Chemistry, or do people usually just start out by taking Inorganic first?
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<p>as long as you have a decent high school level background you should take first one year of inorganic chem and then one year of organic chem...</p>
<p>What you are calling "Inorganic Chemistry" is probably better known as "General Chemistry." At least at my university, Inorganic Chem is an upper-level course that only chemistry majors take. You should try to take Gen Chem as early as possible because it is a prerequisite for Organic Chemistry, which is often a prerequisite for other upper-level science classes that you might be interested in taking.</p>
<p>I would highly recommend taking gen chem the first year, even if you have to take it in place of bio. Most students at my school take chem 1st year and then start the bio for the 2nd.</p>
<p>Yeah, this is also what I basically meant: "You should try to take Gen Chem as early as possible because it is a prerequisite for Organic Chemistry, which is often a prerequisite for other upper-level science classes that you might be interested in taking."</p>
<p>Would it seem weird if I were to take both Bio and Chem during my freshman year?</p>
<p>Taking Biology and Gen Chem together freshmen year is very normal at my school. If it isn't at yours, I would still push to take both as early as possible. If there's any class that you can delay, I would say Horticulture. And Statistics is not a particularly taxing class (if you're worried about taking Bio and Chem at the same time).</p>
<p>Yeah but the problem is that the chem class starts very late in the evening, and ends at like...9 or 10. That is the only option I have too.</p>
<p>If I don't take the chem class, then I wouldn't have to worry about studying during certain times. But with the chem class, it's kind of hard to study when you come home at like 10 on Wednesdays and Thursdays...</p>