premed

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<p>To all upperclassmen who's premed:
-What should be my approach in taking the premed courses (english, math, chem, bio, orgo,and physics)? Bio and chem first yr? orgo and physics second yr? ...or vice versa ...w/english and math spread out here or there?
-what order did you guys take it in?
-Will it too difficult if I were to register to take all science related classes in a single quarter?
-How demanding are the classes and do they begin teaching you with the basics or expect you to have a lot of knowledge in the subject already?
-If I want to finish all my premed courses first and then tackle my ge and major requirements later how many quarters would it take (on an avg) before I can start taking ge and major requirement courses?
-is it possible to go over the 216 units max that ucla sets if you're not careful?
-Do you have to fulfill all the premed courses before taking mcats?</p>

<p>whew! that was a lot of questions!:)
Thanks to anyone who can help me out!</p>

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<p>take the courses in whatever order you want to take them in :)
no, I don't recommend having all science classes. And yes, it is easy to petition to go over the unit cap if you can prove you will finish in 4 years. But dont' worry about that until around the middle of your third year.</p>

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<p>I don't think it's a good idea to take all the courses in one single discipline at once. You might get sick of them!</p>

<p>Check out the course catalog at registrar.ucla.edu to see what knowledge is assumed in each course.</p>

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<p>What courses do you have to take for the pre-med track?</p>

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<p>Click on a profession (nursing, dentistry, medicine, etc.) for information, including coursework requirements, about it.</p>