<p>My counselor recommended that I take Math 10C or 20C this fall quarter, but I don't know if I'll be prepared for multivariable calculus my first quarter.</p>
<p>Would it be a better idea to sit in on 10A/10B or 20A/20B lectures during the year while taking a statistics class for credit, and then enroll in 10C/20C when I feel ready? I've heard that the 20 series is more difficult since it's geared towards engineers. Is it worth the extra effort to take 20C if you're a bio major? I enjoy math, but I don't want to risk my GPA.</p>
<p>I know that most medical schools require 1 semester of calculus and 1 semester of statistics, but how would semesters translate to quarters? Do I have to take 2 quarters of stats and 2 quarters of calc? Since 1 semester is roughly 1.5 quarters.</p>
<p>If I do end up taking 10C at one point, and I need to take another quarter of calculus(assuming the 2 quarters=1semester thing is true), then what class would you recommend that I take?</p>
<p>I was told computer science works towards most medical school math requirements and took math20c, stats and a compsci course. 2 semesters = 1 year = 3 quarters. Since each medical school has their own requirements, it’s probably best to email admissions if you’re really worried.</p>
<p>It’s hard to say which one is harder because most people end up taking one or the other – there are a few threads on math10 vs math20 and I suggest you look at the archives. I personally thought math20c was easier than my high school calc class for AB/BC.</p>
<p>The quarter-to-semester thing is tricky, especially since many schools seem to have slightly different requirements. I just looked at the course requirements for some random US med schools, and for all of them, either 1 year or 2 years of a course sequence were required (thus it doesn’t matter whether you took those course sequences on a quarter or semester schedule), and/or the actual semester or quarter units of each required course were listed. For the ones that only list semester units, you can use this unit conversion calculator to determine whether your quarter-long courses make the cut:</p>
<p>[Unit</a> Converter Tool](<a href=“Graduate Studies | Division of Graduate Studies & Career Development”>Graduate Studies | Division of Graduate Studies & Career Development)</p>
<p>In terms of what math classes to take, I was originally going to say that if you have any inkling of switching to a chem, physics, math, engineering, or management science major (I think those are the only majors that require 20 series - someone please correct me if I’m wrong), I would go with the 20 series. If not, stick with the 10 series. This link also has info about which pre-med courses to take at UCSD, including math:</p>
<p><a href=“http://career.ucsd.edu/_files/Medicine.pdf[/url]”>http://career.ucsd.edu/_files/Medicine.pdf</a> </p>
<p>It says, “Applicants who will complete less than three quarters of calculus at UCSD due to AP credits should take MATH 11.” However, if you just take Math 10C and 11, you will still be a quarter short… so if you still want to stick with the 10 series instead of the 20 series, I’m not sure what other calculus class would be good for you to take :-/ If you can’t find any other answers on this message board, I would suggest talking to one of the pre-med advisors at the career center ([Individual</a> advising](<a href=“http://career.ucsd.edu/undergraduates/explore-careers/individual-advising.html]Individual”>Advising)). They should be able to help.</p>
<p>Psychology (BS) requires the math20 series, as does bioinformatics.</p>
<p>Def talk to the premed advisor and email medical school admissions. I strongly suspect UCSD’s advisor will tell you to take computer science (cse3 or 8a) after math10c/20c and math11/psyc60. Especially since UCSD med school accepts and recommends a compsci background :P</p>
<p>Thanks for all of the help! I guess I’ll take compsci after Math 10C and 11.</p>