<p>As an incoming transfer student (3rd year), my question pertains to the possibility of being a competitive candidate for medical school post under-grad. My concern is that I haven't taken chemistry in CC and I would much rather major in the social sciences rather than bio, chem, etc. I was considering taking chemistry and physics my 3rd year, O-chem in the summer prior to my 4th year, and perhaps Bio 300 and biochem my 4th year? Is this a pipe-dream or a viable route?</p>
<p>it’s realistic, but you would have to major in something easy like sociology to keep your GPA up. Realize you have to take 10+ credits of science each semester leaving at most 2 classes in your major. </p>
<p>I would suggest you take gen chem and bio classes 3rd year (intro bio unless you really know bio well), then 4th year take physics and ochem (with ochem lab over the summer - it’s just easier if you take the lab over the summer). You can fit biochem in 4th year (last semester suggested - a fair bit of ochem included in biochem).</p>
<p>this is assuming you already have the required 2 semesters of English, most of your area requirements (not sure how they apply to transfer students), and math up to calc 2 out of the way.</p>
<p>If you’re way behind on your premed requirements, you might look into UVA’s premed/postbac program, which allows you to do them all in the course of a year after the BA. That would, of course, defer your med school applications one year, and raise your tuition costs unless you’re eligible for a lot of financial aid, but it would give you a lot more flexibility in your last two undergraduate years.</p>
<p>Well I’m not “way” behind, I’ve taken a year of english and introductory biology one semester of applied calculus. I was thinking of taking chem/phys my junior year coming in (as I’m a transfer) ochem over the summer. I also wanted to take BIO 300 and Biochem somewhere in my 4th year. I wonder, however, are we suppose to take the biochem under the Biology major requirements or the Biochem under the Biochem specialization under the chemistry major?</p>