<p>Could a current student/graduate check if my understanding of these being the required courses is correct?</p>
<p>Math: Math 104 and either another semester of more advanced calculus or statistics (Is it fine if I take Math 103 before Math 104? The calculus course I took at my school was awful and I remember close to nothing except very basic stuff)</p>
<p>Biology: Biology 101 and Biology 102</p>
<p>Chemistry: What are the most basic courses that fulfill the requirements? The website is kind of confusing on this</p>
<p>Organic Chemistry: Chem 241 and Chem 242 and Chem 245</p>
<p>Physics: Physics 101 and Physics 102</p>
<p>English: One semester of a writing course and any other English course another semester</p>
<p>Also what is the easiest major for pre-med? In terms of GPA and so that the required pre-med courses correlate with the required courses for that major?</p>
<p>For chemistry, premeds take 101 and 102. You honestly can take any of the intro science sequences for chem, bio, and physics for premed so instead of phys 101 and 102 (which can’t be a good physics class in my opinion since it doesn’t use calculus) you could take 150-151 or honors (only if you are interesting in majoring in the subject should you do this and if your looking for easy you are probably not too interested in any of the honors subjects), for bio you could talk 121 and 124. These are all better quality courses than the 101-102 sequence for bio and physics but they aren’t necessarily easier, the content is definitely harder. As for the major containing the most overlap with med school requirements that probably would be biology, chemistry, biochemistry, or bbb. </p>
<p>But seriously, why not just major in something you are interested in? You are missing out on a lot of what Penn has to offer if all you care about is being “premed”. You should instead focus on getting a well rounded education. Medical school will come if is meant to be and you work hard and smart (using time efficiently for example). I think the top reason premeds are so stressed is because they play everything up to be much harder more dramatic than it is.</p>
<p>^ Why would I take the harder courses instead of the basic introductory courses (Both can fulfill the requirement anyway right?), as the harder ones would probably be more detrimental to my GPA?</p>
<p>Because they are better courses and you would learn more. And you also may be better prepared for the mcat. Additionally, even though Phys 101 is only algebra based physics, it is absolutely filled with premeds which makes the curve stressful.</p>
<p>yah you can but i wouldn’t think it’d count to your year of math…if i were you and you weren’t majoring in like physics/math/econ/biochem/chem (where you have to take math 114), i’d either take math 115 (some more calc with some stats), stat 111 (intro to normal, non-business stats), or biol 446 (biostat). you can look at the registrars website for more details…or the really helpful and detailed career services pre health site…</p>
<p>^ I’m pretty mediocre/not good at advanced math so I’m not sure if trying Math 115 is a good idea, also you meant to take math 115 after math 104 to fulfill the requirement for the next semester right?</p>
<p>It is fine to take 103 before 104, I did because my high school also had a very bad math program. 103 will not count for med school though so you still need to do 104 + another. It’s possible to do stats instead of 114/115 which you may want to do instead if you don’t like calc that much.</p>