<p>i'm a little behind in the pre-med game, but either way i need to take bio next semester for my major. what bio classes count as pre-med bio? what's the class designation on studentcenter (there's a million bio choices...)?</p>
<p>101-104 </p>
<p>and autotutorial intro bio i forgot the number…</p>
<p>Intro Bio is:
Fall semester
BIOG 1101 - Lecture
BIOG 1103 - Lab</p>
<p>Spring semester
BIOG 1102 - Lecture
BIOG 1104 - Lab</p>
<p>ok thanks. i just googled cornell pre-med requirements and found a chart lol. did you take those classes? can you tell me about them?</p>
<p>is there any way to take bio I over spring or will i have to wait? i was going to try to take bio I and then take bio II over the summer to catch up</p>
<p>I took the Bio 1101 + 1103 this fall.</p>
<p>1101 there’s a lot of content you have to be familiar with. Prelims can get fairly specific and you have to sometimes be able to make conceptual connections.</p>
<p>1103 I thought was a lil on the hard side because of the curve. According to our TA, out of a total of roughly 30-36 students, only 1-3 get some for of an A.</p>
<p>did u say 1 to 3 or 1/3 cuz if its the former thats looking scary for this ED acceptee</p>
<p>1103 is a lab class with around 15-20 students?</p>
<p>1103 is a lab class that starts with 18 student per section. Each TA usually has 2 sections and hence, 36 students in total. Of course, some students drop, so the final number will likely be lower. </p>
<p>Among those 36 students, 1 - 3 (1 to 3, not 1/3) get some form of an A. The top 1/3 of the class will receive a B- and above. The bottom 2/3 will get a C+ and below. Personally, I think the curving on these lab sections are a bit harsh.</p>
<p>Middle is curved to B- for lab.</p>
<p>Out of my class of 28. Rank 1 got A+, 2 and 3 got A, 4 and 5 got A-. about 15 and after got B- and lower. My TA said she gave multiple Fs</p>
<p>The most important advice I can give you is to take some courses over the summer.
There is a LOT of major requirements that you have to take.
Some hard ones include
Physics
Organic Chemistry
Biochem
General Chemistry
Genetics (This one is PAINFUL!)</p>
<p>A lot of people I know took physics over the summer, since it is only one of
the core classes that does not require an upper level class after it.
Believe me, it takes a lot off your plate.</p>
<p>i know all of the requirements, i’m just a tad behind because of the way things worked out with transferring :(</p>
<p>i’m planning on taking bio II plus lab over the summer and stats. i will also probably retake gen chem II because i did really badly :(, but i’m confident that i can get an A this time around. </p>
<p>physics over the summer sounds like a good idea. i’m planning on getting my masters before going to med school, so should i take that the summer between junior and senior year? i’m hoping to do summer classes at cornell by then, whereas this summer it will have to be at my old school close to home because of money. </p>
<p>thanks for the responses! if bio I is not offered over spring, can i take something else in place of it? i don’t want to have too many med school requirements done over the summer because i know that’s generally looked down on.</p>
<p>Yup, I plan to take physics over the coming summer after two failed attempts…hahaha</p>
<p>Also, I didn’t think Biochem was hard at all. It is a lot of info, but def not hard; I actually enjoyed it a lot! I took that over the summer. I think I would recommend the autotutorial biochem because it’s like the middle ground between the super fast-paced summer biochem and the slow two semester biochem. Plus, I feel like you learn more in autotutorial, not just because it’s a bit more in-depth but because it’s a little slower than the summer one (every other summer that switch between 6 week biochem and 8 week biochem at Cornell. Last summer, the one I took, was 6 week).</p>
<p>Now, that I think about it, what I should have done was take Physics over last summer and Biochem this past fall or coming spring semester…oh well</p>
<p>what are autotutorial classes? you teach them to yourself?</p>
<p>yes, but they have centers for assistance with TAs and labs if you have questions</p>
<p>has anyone yet mentioned that the bio 1101-1104 sequence as it has been offered in the past will no longer exist next year?
because of the transition going on the bio curriculum right now, you should really discuss all of this with some well-informed advisor when you get back to school. I don’t know if the new requirements have to do with what year you’re graduating or what year you took the courses, but I’m sure these people would. this list from the website seems like a good place to start: [Health</a> Careers Advising Network](<a href=“Career Services | Student & Campus Life | Cornell University”>Career Services | Student & Campus Life | Cornell University)</p>
<p>autotutorial biochem is a LOT OF WORK!! Memorization takes a long time, (structures of kreb cycle, TCA etc). It can add a ton to your schedule if you are taking a lot of other classes. </p>
<p>I’ve yet to take Genetics yet but my suitemate took it last semester. She aced it fairly easily so I’m assuming its not hard in terms of difficulty but she did say its annoying cause the lab takes a lot of time and its not something you can really speed up much.</p>