<p>Hey, I was wondering what if there were any advantages or disadvantages to taking organic chemistry during your junior year. I am thinking about doing things that way so that I can take a few courses that conflicted with it next year. I would be taking Organic chemistry and physics during that year.</p>
<p>well, i guess it would depend on when you plan on taking the MCAT. if you want to take it after you sophomore year then you obviously would be in trouble. but if you plan on taking it after your junior year, then you would be at a slight advantage because the material will still be fresh in your mind. the only disadvantage with this plan is that you don't have much room for error since you apply to med school around the same time.
it could also have other consequences. for example, at my school, o-chem is a prerequisite for most of the upper division biology classes. if you are a bio-type major, it may be a problem because you may not have enough time to finish your degree.</p>
<p>No, I am not a Bio major and was planning on taking the MCAT after my junior year. I am actually a philosophy major.</p>
<p>At Georgia Tech they usually recommend taking ochem 1 your first or second year and ochem 2 your second or third year so you have plenty of time to decide when to take the MCAT</p>
<p>honestly, on the new MCAT, there's even less ochem than there was previously, both in terms of the number of questions and %-wise. Ochem at my school has been at a completely different level than the MCAT material, and feel I probably could have self studied most of what I need to take it. With the new testing schedule also, I think it might actually be best to take ochem 1 in the spring of sophomore year, and then 2 in fall of junior year, that way you could potentially take the january MCAT - early enough that a poor showing wouldn't preculde you from applying that year, and way early in terms of being able to gauge where to apply and things like that.</p>