<p>Okay, I know we need:
1 yr bio w/ lab
1 yr gen. chemistry w/ lab
1 yr organic chemistry w/ lab
1 yr physics w/ lab</p>
<p>but when do we usually take those courses? i think general chemistry you take when you're a freshman, right? what about the rest?</p>
<p>Take them so that by the end of junior year you are done with them all. If ambitious take them so that you are done by the end of soph year.</p>
<p>there's no particular order?</p>
<p>Well, youre gen chem has to come before your organic chem.</p>
<p>Typically, most students will do something close to this:</p>
<p>Semester 1
Gen Chem
Calc</p>
<p>semester 2
Gen Chem 2
Bio 1</p>
<p>Semester 3
OChem 1
Bio 2 (depending on how confident they feel they can handle Ochem otherwise one of the other semesters)</p>
<p>Semester 4
Ochem 2</p>
<p>Semsester 5
Physics 1
Biochem </p>
<p>Semester 6
Physics 2</p>
<p>Of course this all going to vary based upon your major, and how much background you have in various things...this is a very rough and very general set up. Make sure you examine the entrance requirements for any schools you are thinking about attending (some might require an extra semester of math or a semester of genetics or a full year of biochem.)</p>
<p>it is also very dependant on your school...some do not offer Bio 1 during the spring semester. There is no right or wrong way to do things but this is what I did (keep in mind i'm a biomedical engineering major):</p>
<p>Semester 1
Gen Chem
Calc 2
Physics 1</p>
<p>semester 2
Gen Chem 2
Gen Chem Lab
Physics 2
Calc 3</p>
<p>Semester 3
OChem 1
Calc 4
Physics 3</p>
<p>Semester 4
Ochem 2
Ochem Lab</p>
<p>Semsester 5
BIo 1</p>
<p>Semester 6
Bio 2
Bio Lab</p>
<p>Shraf's engineering-minded sequence makes sense from a pedagogical point of view:</p>
<p>Calculus is helpful for physics;
physics is helpful for chemistry (since chemistry is applied physics);
chemistry and physics helpful for organic;
chemistry, organic and physics helpful for biology;</p>
<p>That's an interesting approach I actually wanted to take Bio and Calc i first semester because those are the two AP's I just finished in school so all the material would be fairly fresh in my mind. On a side note is psychology counted as a science class or history/social Studies? My concern is if it will be counted in my Science GPA if I take it because I also am taking AP psychology and might as well take the intro first semester.</p>
<p>Here is my little scheme:</p>
<p>First year:
general chem
general bio
math
a few GE's for fun
few general bio/chem labs</p>
<p>Second year:
o-chem
ochem lab
physics
finish off any math and g-chem/bio labs
physics lab in summer?</p>
<p>3rd and 4th year:
finish off GE's - you want to take all your basic science and physics classes (with labs) before you start studying for MCAT so put off some of GE's for senior year when you're already done and getting accepted -- since first round of MCATs is in spring, you should be done with courses that cover its topics hopefully prior to the winter of your 3rd year</p>
<p>good luck!</p>
<p>oh, i forgot,</p>
<p>i took physics lab during semester 4 as well.</p>
<p>what's the difference between organic chemistry and general chemistry? aren't they usually incorporated into one course? or are they two separate courses you have to take in h.s.</p>
<p>two separate courses that add up to 4 semesters in COLLEGE.</p>
<p>what about the english requirement?</p>
<p>Generally one year. Two semesters. Any class tagged "English" or "Literature" officially works, but courses that are more intensive in analytical reading and writing are more useful for life in general, including premed/medical school life.</p>