Should I take Chem 30A?

<p>Hi,</p>

<p>So I'm a freshman Biochem major and I'm at the point where I'm not sure if I still want to do/can do science (if I do, I think I'm gonna switch to Psychobio if I like Psych 10 next qtr) or do something else..what exactly I don't know yet either.</p>

<p>So i was wondering if I should continue with the chem series with 30A and see from there. I've heard that THIS is the weeding out class where people figure out if they're cut out for/like science. Is this true? Will taking 30A help me in deciding? </p>

<p>Any other advice (majors, classes...)?</p>

<p>Oh, and is Chem 20L usually offered every qtr? I haven't taken that yet either.</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

<p>You’ve only gotten your feet wet with science. You’ve already gotten this far with your math and science courses, not to mention you took the harder series (20/30 series as opposed to the 14 series for chem), you might as well see how well you can do if you keep going.</p>

<p>30A should help you decide if you want to stick to biochem. I’ve also heard that Life Science 2 (maybe even lecture 1 during spring?) helps people see if they like physi sci, which is another possible major you could switch to.</p>

<p>Historically, it seems like chem 20L is offered every quarter. I just checked and it has been offered every quarter of this school year.</p>

<p>And I think you should take chem 30A and LS2. Do math if you need to also, which one do you still have to take? But lab classes are a lot of writing outside of class. It may be only 3 units, but you have a pre-lab and post-lab every week.</p>

<p>Ultimately, just find a group of friends (or just a friend) who you can trust and don’t have the strong pre-med competitiveness and just study with them.</p>