<p>I'm an incoming freshman into the class of 2016, and I am very interested in Psychology Major and I am planning to take premed path.</p>
<p>I would like to know if it is manageable to take premed courses while I am majoring in
psychology. Hope it is. Then I'd appreciate it if you'd provide any idea about the coursework for the freshemn year. I am thinking about taking Chemistry,
Calculus. I got 5s in AP Calc BC and Chemistry. I know I have to take Chem class regardless of AP score. But I am not sure if I need to take Calc II or Calc III. I am thinking about even Calc I hoping it is easiest to get A.</p>
<p>My questions are summerized as following:</p>
<p>1) if it is manageable to take premed courses while I am majoring in
psychology. Hope it is not uncommon.</p>
<p>2) Which one is most appropriate for me and which one is easiest to get A?
Calc 1 or Calc II or Calc III.</p>
<p>I’m someone who is following that exact path and I’d have to say that the psych major is one of the easier majors at WashU. Also, the professors are much better than the bio professors because they have an understanding of the psych of learning. So you wont see any 4 paragraph droning powerpoint slides. </p>
<p>I started the psych major my sophomore year so I was a bit behind but it’s very easy to complete. There are also a lot of great and interesting classes that count towards your science GPA. As a major its very manageable and compatible with premed. Freshman year I’d take psych 100 either first semester or second semester. Other then that, follow the pre med sequence for the first year(chem first sem…second sem chem and bio). </p>
<p>In response to your other question, taking calc I after getting 5’s on your APs might look bad to med schools. (not sure if they look that deeply into your app though) You should probably take Calc II. </p>
<p>The difficulty of calc really depends on your learning style and the teacher I find…some teachers have the pre med mentality that the mean should be a 60 and others are content with having the majority of the class get A’s. So be sure to look up reviews. Calc 3 is more conceptual while calc 2 seemed more plug and chug to me.</p>
<p>If you got a 5 in BC you should be taking calc III. I’d be willing to say it’s probably a little easier than calc II, though neither are really that bad.</p>
<p>Since Premed isn’t a major, a lot of people take the premed course and major in something they love and know can excel at. Also, you really shouldn’t be using Ratemyprofessors to locate easy professors. Use it only to see what students say about it; for example, if he is a horrible professor and their reasons why. Again, do not pick easy professors because it just shows you are scared to challenge yourself. If you ate going to use that website, look at it the professor explain the material well and how helpful he is, and nothing more than that is probably needed.</p>