<p>I'm taking bio with lab, chem with lab and recitation, and WTE. I believe I need an elective course now? Will taking another course with a lab be manageable? I'd like to take the Human Evolution elective.</p>
<p>That’s a lot of labs… I would definitely avoid another one.</p>
<p>Noted. Any other opinions? Preferably from those who are in the pre-med track? What elective did you have your first year?</p>
<p>I would try to take another required course and save the elective. Maybe a Cultures, Texts & Ideas, or Math.</p>
<p>What courses are required for the first year besides the academic seminar and WTE?</p>
<p>Preferably Calc/Language if you didn’t place out.</p>
<p>You can also put in a MAP course but be prepared for a lot of writing/reading…WTE is a pain.</p>
<p>Since I plan on majoring in either chemistry or biology, will this fulfill the quantitative and natural science aspect of the MAP requirements?</p>
<p>Hey nyucaspm,
How many credits are you enrolled in at the moment? Gen Chem + Lab=6, Bio+ Lab=4, WTE= 4, and seminar=? If you are at 18, you shouldn’t take more. However if the seminar is a 0 credit course, I would highly recommend not taking another science course. (the only other science course you could take that would count toward your prospective major would be physics anyways, and that would put you over 18 creds). My first year I took Honors Bio+ lab, Gen Chem+ Lab, French IV, and Calculus I and this schedule was quite difficult. I made it though just fine, but I know I would not have done well with another lab course. On top of that, the “Human Evolution” course that you speak of in your original post would not count toward the Bio nor Chem major. Because you are taking Princ. of Bio and Gen. Chem, these count as your nat sci MAP course requirements. And both Bio and Chem majors are required to take Calculus I (or place out of it), so you don’t need to worry about quantitative reasoning courses either. (Take Calculus or if you were in AP calc, place out of it.) </p>
<p>Sorry for the monologue, but if you have any questions fell free to message me. I’m a College Leader at CAS and would love to help. Good luck next year!</p>
<p>Yes, any general science class (chemistry, bio, etc.) counts as natural science requirement. And since you’ll probably have to take some calculus with that, that will fulfill the quantitative reasoning.</p>
<p>GreenwichGarcon,
I took AP Calculus my senior year. Unfortunately, I did not do so well on the AP test, but I feel I have a good understanding of the topics. Which Calculus course should I take, and what are the requirements for placing into or out of the courses?</p>
<p>I would suggest Calculus I. Plenty of kids I know took AP Calc (depends on AB or BC), but still found Calc I to be adequately challenging. Calc I is the lowest you should take, because the Pre-Calc courses are…less than intellectually stimulating.</p>
<p>My class covered AB and BC material. Are there any disadvantages to not starting at, say, Calc II or III? Keeping in mind that I am following the pre-med track.</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure pre-med only requires up to Calc I. I suppose it would look more impressive if you took a higher math course, if anyone cares to look all the way back to your first semester of college. If you actually enjoy math, like myself, you might find higher math classes to be more interesting. If not, then Calc I should be easier (although I have heard about some nightmarish professors). Also remember that pre-med is not a major, so if and when you choose your major, find out what math requirements it might have or if any classes you will take have pre-reqs for courses higher than Calc I.</p>
<p>Understood. Finally, I’d like to know if taking Calculus as well is manageable? I’m not exactly mathematically inclined. I’ve managed to get A’s in all my math courses and have taken AP calculus my senior year, covering AB and BC material. I had to struggle through honors physics for an A. AP chemistry though not as math-heavy as physics, was somewhat challenging.</p>
<p>Will I be able to handle chem, bio, WTE, the mandatory academic seminar, and calculus?</p>
<p>I easily got a 5 on the Calc AB AP but still had some trouble with Calculus I lol. It really depends on what teacher you get. Look’em up before you pick. I got a new professor who just started teaching and he basically screwed everybody over. Class average on tests were always low and the different between each letter grade was literally based on one question because the standard deviation of grades was so low (everybody did bad). </p>
<p>Chem Bio WTE Calc and Academic Seminar will probably put you above 18 credits if the seminar is more than 0 credits.</p>
<p>If you did well in AP Chem, Chem should be a joke. It’s quite literally the same exact material. I was almost bored with the class. </p>
<p>Not sure on the Calc. Math has always been my best subject, so my opinions might not be worth much. I placed out of Calc personally, so I can only go based off the experiences of people I knew. From what I saw, even people who had taken Calc in high school had to put in a fair bit of effort into the course. But I guess it depends on the quality of your high school’s teachings. I literally had to carry a floormate through the course, helping her on all of her assignments which she kind of struggled with, but I thought they were pretty similar in level to what I did in high school. Then there was another floormate of mine with a different professor, and when he asked for help I actually had to strain to come up with the answers.</p>
<p>How were you able to take bio, chem, and calc? Calc conflicts with my bio lecture. I would’ve taken honors bio which might allowed me to take bio, chem, and calc, but honors bio comflicts with my seminar, which was chosen before I had any knowledge of other courses. I’m locked into the seminar too, which I find really annoying.</p>