Question about assist

<p>Do any of you have any experience with recommended courses on assist? I'm going to apply to UCSB's Bio Anthro major. At first I was thinking I might have a slim chance of getting accepted because I'm missing Principles of Biology 1 & 2, but it says that it's recommended I take these classes not required. I also looked online at the major requirements and it also says Bio 1&2 is recommended; it does not list these courses as prerequisites, nor does it account for them in the total unit count.</p>

<p>Biological Anthropology at UCSB: <a href="http://my.sa.ucsb.edu/Catalog/Current/Documents/2012_Majors/LS/Anth/Anth_BA_Biological_2012.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://my.sa.ucsb.edu/Catalog/Current/Documents/2012_Majors/LS/Anth/Anth_BA_Biological_2012.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Look at the prerequisites: Anthro 2,3,5,79
Right under it says recommended(Bio 1&20). Does that mean I don't have to take these classes? My chances will obviously drop, right? So far I only have 2 prerequisites and missing another 2 that are not offered at my school. One of them you can only take at UCSB, so I guess I'm missing only one.</p>

<p>Obviously the more prereqs you can complete (whether required or not), the more competitive you will be as an applicant. Do what you can and hope for the best.</p>