Organic Chemistry I and Physics I

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>I'll be a sophomore next year. Is it recommendable to take these two courses in the same semester or should I just wait out and take Physics I in the summer and then Physics II in the fall of junior year with some other class?</p>

<p>I came out with a 3.97 this year and had a 4.0 this semester with General Chemistry, an upper division Biology class(Evolutionary Biology), and 2 humanities. </p>

<p>I'm guessing it could be doable, but would managing a 4.0 with that courseload kill the social life?</p>

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<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=214382%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=214382&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>"On whether it's too hard"</p>

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<p>I wouldn't think that schedule was very difficult but I don't know your school. As BDM says- it's hard for us to know if you don't. But compared to other Pre-med schedules where doubling up lab sciences is the norm, it doesn't look that bad.</p>

<p>For what it's worth D's fall sophomore schedule has Organic Chemistry, Physics, Physics Lab, Medical Ethics, Research in Bio, and Topics in Biomedical Science.</p>

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<p>Taking physics and orgo together is fairly standard at my school.</p>

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<p>Question: can you take any pre-med requirements (i.e. physics) that are not crucial to the MCAT in your senior year? Or do these all need to be fulfilled before you apply to med school?</p>

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<p>Technically yes. Prereqs only need to be fulfilled before matriculation, not before application. However, physics is on the MCAT so I'm not sure why you'd push it till senior year.</p>

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<p>Okay, thank you. I've just heard that AP physics is sufficient if you review it well -not sure if that's true (hoping it is).</p>

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<p>Keep in mind, med schools need grades in order to judge your academic fitness. I certainly would not wait till senior year to take any of the MAIN prereq's (physics, bio, gen chem, and orgo). Those should be completed by the time of application.</p>

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<p>what about Calc II?</p>

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<p>It seems kind of silly to wait until your senior year of college to take Calculus II. Why not just take it your freshman year and get it over with?</p>

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<p>im taking orgo1 and physics 1 right now, and it isn't too bad.</p>

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<p>Thanks, I guess I'll keep my current schedule for the fall with Organic Chem and Physics I. </p>

<p>I go to the University of Georgia, so yeah guessing thats easier than most of the people on this board.</p>

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I go to the University of Georgia, so yeah guessing thats easier than most of the people on this board.

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<p>I wouldn't be so sure of that. These elementary pre-med courses are traditionally weed-out courses at some schools, and if I don't miss my guess that includes UGA.</p>

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<p>Yes, that would be correct that they are trying to weed us out.</p>

<p>We have a key that gives percentages of the people who make what grade. In our General Chemistry, the overall percentage was 12.5 percent A's. In Organic Chemistry, the percentage was 17 percent. Physics is about 25 percent A's.</p>

<p>Any more advice?</p>