<p>I know that we do course registration at orientation which starts august 21, 2010 this year. but i want to get a head start...</p>
<p>if i plan to fulfill the prebusiness and pre-med track... and perhaps take some physics courses...</p>
<p>can anyone help me out here? :D</p>
<p>or just give me a general guideline as to what to look for...</p>
<p>thanks so much in advance</p>
<p>Well I can sort of help you, because I am an Econ major and pre-med at Emory. Most pre-med students want to finish their pre-reqs for medical school (1 year of Biology, 1 year of Chemistry, 1 year of Organic Chemistry, 1 year of Physics) before the start of their junior year, so they can take the MCAT in the summer between their sophomore year and junior year. As a result, most freshman double up in biology and chemistry. As a pre-buss student, you can either take business economics or take the Mircoeconomics/Macroeconomics sequence. Now Business Economics lasts for 1 semester but it is a lot harder than the Microeconomics/ Macroeconmics (the microeconomics/macroeconomics sequence lasts for 2 semesters). All freshman also have to take 1 english and 1 freshman seminar during Freshman year. Most emory kids only take 16 hours a semester, and each course is worth 4 hours. So your schedule for freshman year can look like this: (assuming you took the easier, but longer Microeconomics/Macroeconomics sequence rather than just 1 semester of Business economics.)</p>
<p>First Semester of Freshman Year:
English 101 OR English 181 (you can AP out of this)
Biology 141
Chemistry 141
Microeconomics </p>
<p>Second Semester of Freshman Year:
Freshman Seminar of your choice
Biology 142
Chemistry 142
Macroeconomics </p>
<p>OR if you decide to take the harder Business Economics course rather than Microeconomics/Macroeconomics sequence then it frees up space for you to take another course(this gives you more flexibility in your schedule). So your schedule would look something like this:</p>
<p>First Semester of Freshman Year:
English 101
Biology 141
Chemistry 141
Business Economics</p>
<p>Second Semester of Freshman Year:
Freshman Seminar
Biology 142
Chemistry 142
COURSE OF YOUR CHOICE (gives you more flexibility)</p>
<p>What about a math credit?</p>
<p>thanks colleges00701 for ur reply :)</p>
<p>well i just called for my AP Scores and here are all my AP Scores:</p>
<p>(i wonder if i should use them if they would give me an easier time in my scheduling)
Senior
AP BIO - 5
AP MICRO-4
AP English Literature and Composition - 4
AP GOV - 3
AP CALC BC - 5
AB - 5
AP PHYSICS C Mechanics - 4
Electricity - 4</p>
<p>Junior
AP Physics B - 5
AP English Language and Composition - 5
AP US History - 4</p>
<p>Soph
AP European History - 3</p>
<p>Freshman Year
AP World History - 4</p>
<p>Also, since u say business economics is hard… i am not too sure if i want to go that route if it means lowering my potential college gpa…</p>
<p>and once again thank you for ur reply! :)</p>
<p>^^^ I have never taken Business econ, but my roommate who is pretty intelligent(2250 sat score, valedictorian) got a b in it. You have ap english credit, so you don’t have to take english your freshman year. You have credit for micro, which can help satisfy your pre-buss. requirement and you would only have to take Macro. You have A LOT of AP hours, around 44 hours of college credit (Emory only takes 4s and 5s), unfortunately Emory will only accept 28 hours towards your degree. </p>
<p>I would just take macro, instead of buss. econ. Why risk a b, when you can get an easy A in macro? Since most kids have the option of taking either the micro/macro sequence or buss. calc., most end up taking buss. calc because its only 1 semester, and micro/macro is 2 semesters. But for you the micro/macro sequence would only last 1 semester, because you already have credit for micro, you can finish up macro in 1 semester (and get an easy A). If you have AP credit for bio, you can only exempt yourself from Bio 141, not bio 142. I had AP credit for Bio, retook Bio 141, and got an A.</p>
<p>How’s Econ major in Emory? I’ve heard mix reputations, but the general consensus seems to be that it’s not very challenging.</p>
<p>^^^^ I have heard that the upper level econ classes do become difficult, but the intro ones at Emory are really easy. I really like Emory’s Econ faculty, most go out of their ways to help students. They help with everything from getting into the right classes to helping students set up their own independent research projects. Next year, I have two independent research projects set up for me, which should be a lot of fun. Most econ profs are also REALLY enthusiastic about teaching econ.</p>
<p>^^^ I have never taken Business econ, but my roommate who is pretty intelligent(2250 sat score, valedictorian) got a b in it. </p>
<p>That’s kind of surprising, because I don’t know any of my friends who received B or below, and I’m pretty sure none of them has higher SAT or valedictorian.</p>