<p>Right now I'm a senior in high school and I'm starting to think about my fall schedule. In order for me to be able to take the mcat may of my junior year and apply in june, I will need to take bio and chem together freshman year. Along with calc and honors eng. I took ap bio in highschool, we read the whole campbell book, and I got As both semesters. For chem, i barely remember anything. Anyways what should I do? Also I was thinking taking chem alone and then soph year I could take physics and bio together.</p>
<p>Your course selection will largely determined by your school’s requirements and your major. Engineering has an especially rigid course sequence.</p>
<p>Some schools require students complete Gen Chem before they can take any bio; others don’t.</p>
<p>If you are an engineering major you will likely be required to take physics as a freshman. (Also know that the sophomore year for engineering majors is probably the hardest. At some schools, a student will need to overload during the sophomore or junior year in order to graduate in 4 years.)</p>
<p>Once you know where you will matriculate next year and have a guess as to what your major will be, look at the suggested course sequence for your intended major. This will help you plan your schedule.</p>
<p>Also, be aware that the MCAT will have different content starting in 2015. There will be a new human behavior section that covers topics in psychology, sociology and ethics. So save some room in your schedule for those.</p>
<p>Please consult the pre-med advisor at your future school for help in planning your schedule.</p>
<p>By ‘honors eng.’ do you mean English or Engineering? How rigorous of a course load one should take is usually determined by your major and school degree plan as WayOutWestMom mentioned. At my school, Biology I+II, Chemistry I+II, Calculus I+II, Bio/Chem lab are recommended to get finished by the end of the first year, along with another 2 courses for degree requirements that are non-science.</p>