<p>So next semester I'm planning on taking auto-bio and auto-physics, along with evo bio and a writing course. Is this a no-no or is this doable? Basically, will both courses consume my semester so that I won't have time for other classes?</p>
<p>i always heard auto-tutorial is tougher…</p>
<p>also i heard evo bio got harder?</p>
<p>I don’t think evo bio would be getting harder, its course number is changing to 1780 next year because it will be appropriate for freshmen. there is the biodiversity component of it which is new, but I don’t think that makes it much more challenging, it just brings it up to 4 credits.</p>
<p>I don’t know much about this at all, but my friend is taking autotutorial bio right now and it’s basically her entire life. When she’s not doing work for other classes, she’s constantly studying for bio…I don’t really see how she could have taken an additional autotutorial class 
But I guess you just need to know how to handle the work.</p>
<p>Autotutorial courses are great for people who can motivate themselves and are looking for flexibility. I took autotutorial physics which allowed me to cram physics into my already busy schedule. I ended up learning a lot. How much? Well, I didn’t have any physics background to begin with (no physics classes during high school) and ended up with a 15 on the Physical Sciences section of the MCAT. Physics 101-102 is GOOD if you take advantage of the resources available to you.</p>
<p>As a side note, medical school is basically an amalgamation of autotutorial and traditional lecture courses. Every med school records their lectures so that you can listen and learn from home if you want. At my med school, there is a significant number of people who faithfully attend lecture at 8:00 every day. There is also a significant number of people who never attend class and listen to the lectures whenever they’re free. Through the first 1.5 years of med school, I attended fewer than 1 in 20 lectures. I’ve been to class more often lately but my test scores have been about the same. This just shows that both types of study styles can be effective.</p>
<p>It depends on you. If you are bad at self studying then dont do it. If you are then it should be no problem</p>
<p>A friend of mine is taking Auto Biochem, Auto physics, Honors Orgo, Orgo Lab, and some other class and shes doing fine</p>
<p>^oh my goodness, and I thought taking 2 sciences right now was bad…</p>
<p>Norcalguy, do u mean that med school courses are designed to be lecture style, but most ppl think of it as “autotutorial”?</p>
<p>I wouldn’t say most. Most students at my school still attend lecture faithfully. But, that’s not always the case at every med school. For example, I interviewed with the Dean of Medical Education at UMich School of Medicine and she said only 40-50% of the students there attend lecture.</p>
<p>My point is that medical school is structured a lot like an autotutorial course at Cornell. You can listen to the lectures whenever you want. Seek help if you need to. It’s your responsibility to keep up with the lectures. It’s easy to fall behind if you’re not on top of your game just as it’s easy in an autotutorial course. In my autotutorial physics course, I saw people that were 3 or 4 units behind where they were supposed to be. But, for people who can self-motivate, both med school and autotutorial courses in general are a breath of fresh air because it allows you to take responsibility for your own learning.</p>