<p>I was wandering if I could take almost all of my pre-dental courses at UCSD in the summers (because I live in San Diego) and pursue another subject that I enjoy at UC Berkeley. </p>
<p>For example:</p>
<p>Summer after Freshmen year-Physics 8A, Chem 1A
Summer after Sophomore year-Chem 3A, Bio 1A
Summer after Junior year-Physics 8B, Bio 1B</p>
<p>I think I would not be able to go to dental school right after graduation but I don't mind as long as I can go to graduate school. Is this a bad idea?</p>
<p>UCSD is on quarters. You'd have to figure out what is physically possible for you to complete, considering when Berkeley starts/ends and when UCSD summer session starts/ends. It's not going to be as simple as you suggest. In addition, taking Physics 8A and Chem 1A at the same time during the summer, since they both require labs, would mean some days where you are in class for 8 hours, I'd imagine. It may not even be possible to schedule the things at the same time.</p>
<p>thanks for the input, kenf1234.</p>
<p>session begins on June 30 and ends on Aug. 2 so there's no problem with that. will two science courses each summer be too hard to handle? or is it just Physics 8A and Chem 1A that seem too much?</p>
<p>any input would be great!</p>
<p>June 30 to Aug 2 is probably equivalent to one quarter. So you wouldn't be taking the equivalent of 8A, you'd be taking the equivalent of 2/3 of 8A. You'd need 3 quarters of physics to equal one year. Do you know what I mean? So your plan isn't physically possible because you won't be able to attend the second summer session. In addition, taking two lab science courses at the same time will be time-wise very difficult and also very demanding, I would think, academically.</p>
<p>oh i see. i didn't know how the UCSD quarter system worked. thanks!</p>
<p>You actually probably could accomplish this at a community college summer school which is probably on semester system. How the dental schools would view that, I don't know.</p>
<p>i thought about that first but most dental schools set maximum number of units that students can take at a community college. some courses need to be taken at Cal and my concern was that if I take lower level science course at community college, i probably wouldn't do so well in a higher level science course at Cal.</p>
<p>^^I think that is all good thinking.</p>
<p>how is this plan for pre-dent:</p>
<p>Freshmen
Fall: Math 16A
Spring: Chem 1A
Summer(at cc): Chem 3A</p>
<p>Sophomore
Fall: Bio 1A
Spring: Bio 1B
Summer(at cc): Chem 3B</p>
<p>Junior
Fall: Physics 8A
Spring: Physics 8B</p>
<p>does this seem reasonable?
it says that pre-req for Bio 1A is Chem 3A. will bio 1A be too hard if i take Chem 3A in CC?</p>
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it says that pre-req for Bio 1A is Chem 3A. will bio 1A be too hard if i take Chem 3A in CC?
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<p>No, I can't imagine that would be a problem. I think your plan is reasonable, as long as you don't need Math 16B? And as long as you think the dental schools won't look down on the CC coursework. Anyway Berkeley has a pre-dental club, you should join it and discuss with them.</p>
<p>thanks for the info, kenf1234.
i appreciate all your inputs. :)</p>