How important is Physiology for the MCAT?

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>I'm trying to figure out if the premed path is right for me, and I'd like to experiment this spring semester with other classes. The only class I can possibly drop is genetics because of GEs, but genetics is a prereq for physiology. Because I go to a small school, these classes are only offered once a year. If I dropped genetics, I could retake it next spring, but wouldn't be able to get in physiology in time for the MCAT, which I plan on taking summer of my junior year (I'll be taking a year off before med school)</p>

<p>Option 1<br>
Sophmore (2nd semester):<br>
Ochem<br>
Genetics </p>

<p>Junior:
Semester 1-
Physics<br>
Physiology<br>
Biochem</p>

<p>Semester 2-
Physics </p>

<p>Option 2
Sophmore (2nd semester):
Ochem
Elective</p>

<p>Junior:
Semester 1-
Physics
Biochem</p>

<p>Semester 2-
Physics
Genetics</p>

<p>I hope that made sense! To sum, my basic question is how much it will affect me if I take taken biochem and genetics, but NOT physiology. Thanks!</p>

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<p>Physiology and Genetics are both completely unnecessary for the MCAT. They certainly might help, but you don’t need to take them to excel on the exam.</p>

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<p>As Shades said, they are helpful but not necessary. Check SDN threads and you’ll see stories of people getting 38+ w/o taking anything but the basic med school prereqs. (Of course, a 38+ is extremely rare to begin w/, so I wouldn’t exactly say there are “many” of those stories!)</p>