<p>Going by a semester schedule, in what order would I take the pre-med classes, and during which years? </p>
<p>For example:
Freshman year: first semester- Take (Class #1) and (class #2), second semester- take (class #3)
Sophomore year: first semester- take (class #4), second semester- take ....... etc.</p>
<p>If someone could give me a general idea I would be very happy!</p>
<p>Talk to the pre-med advisor(s) at your undergraduate institution. It is their job, and occasionally their joy in life, to know these things and tell you.</p>
<p>Too many lab courses at once can be bad. Talk to your pre-med advisors.</p>
<p>Taking high level courses too soon is bad. Talk to your pre-med advosors.</p>
<p>AP courses may not satisfy med school requirements. AP courses are not equivalent to college low level courses. TTYPMA. </p>
<p>You can major in anything but need to take the 5 or 6 required courses for pre-meds. TTYPMA</p>
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<p>Thanks,
I still just want a general idea about when you take the classes. It would be appreciated!</p>
<p>it might go something like this</p>
<p>freshman: Bio I, Chem I in fall. Bio II, Chem II in the spring.
Sophomore: Organic Chem I in fall. Organic II in spring.
Junior: Physics I, Calc I in fall. Physics II in spring.</p>
<p>But that’s a very general example. It really depends on what other courses you’d be taking, what your major is, how well you can handle heavy course loads. There really isn’t an exact time frame or rule about when to take what, except that you need chem before organic chem.</p>
<p>Thank you very very much! Getting the general idea helps so much.</p>
<p>I was thinking </p>
<p>freshman year Calculus + Bio (w/ lab) + Chem (w/lab) + two other classes</p>
<p>sophomore year Physics(w/lab) + Orgo(w/lab??) + two other classes</p>
<p>Is that too much???</p>
<p>That’s pretty standard for pre-meds, except you might not want to take Calc your first semester. You can get that done any time in your ugrad career, no reason to load your schedule like that as a freshman when you’re still adapting to college and college-level work. Bio + chem + two other classes should be fine for your first semester… then once you’re used to the work load throw in calculus.</p>
<p>Although, lots of people do those three together, but it’s not necessary. No need to risk overloading.</p>
<p>If Calculus is a required course for your major, it’s best to take that in your Freshman or Sophomore years, since some Upper Div courses will likely require you to be accepted into the Major. If you’re not a sci major, you can take Calc whenever. </p>
<p>What I did… Fresh: bio/chem/calc/writing and Soph: orgo/phys/other stuff</p>
<p>Go at your own pace and don’t sacrifice your GPA to do your prereqs quickly</p>
<p>What I’m doing is:</p>
<p>Freshman:
Bio I/Orgo I (fall)
Bio II/Orgo II (spring)
Sophomore:
Inorganic I/Physics I (fall)
Inorganic II/Physics II (spring)</p>
<p>Afterward, probably other upper level science courses in biology and chemistry…</p>
<p>For those of you who are in pre-med, how do you schedule all your classes in? The school Im going to uses the quarter system, and I just cant fit all the pre-med classes and college GE’s to work, let alone any other classes I WANT to take on my own. Is it impossible to do pre-med AND get a nice liberal arts education?</p>
<p>I was wondering if it would be a good idea to take labs separately from the lectures. This would make scheduling a lot more convenient and easier. If I did do this, would it be a bad idea to push some labs until senior year? Or does it not really matter whether you take them yet before applying to medical school?</p>
<p>^ It really doesn’t matter - my chemistry labs were spread out all over the place (as much as two labs can be at least lol). As long as you’ve taken them before matriculating.</p>