<p>Is it a good idea to take both Chem 2070 and Bio with lab in the first semester for a biology major pre-med?</p>
<p>I took them together, and I don’t see how it’s not a good idea…unless an individual has no previous instruction in either biology or chemistry. :)</p>
<p>It’s pretty normal for premeds.</p>
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<p>Would the workload be too much since both courses has labs? Would it be a better idea to take calc instead of one of the sciences?</p>
<p>As a premed and as a biology major I hope you realize you will be taking multiple sciences every semester.</p>
<p>I was kind of surprised to be in a parents orientation Saturday for the college of human ecology and the director of NS actually said that they now tell students that it is ok if they don’t want to take BIO and CHEM together their first semester. Nevermind that they pretty much sign every one of their incoming freshman up for both classes.</p>
<p>I was sitting there trying to figure out how it would be any easier to take BIO with ORGO the following year. Just didn’t make any sense.</p>
<p>I was kind of thinking if you can’t handle the BIO and CHEM together the first year, things are just going to be rougher down the road.</p>
<p>Someone who has been there please chime in if I am wrong.</p>
<p>My D isn’t premed but even still as a NS major, her schedule is pretty much going to be packed with multiple science classes all 4 years.</p>
<p>And as for taking Calc instead. She actually has that with her BIO and CHEM first semester.</p>
<p>i took bio + lab, chem + lab, calculus, and fws my first semester… this was pretty typical for bio majors who dont want to get behind. i did basically the same second semester but with stats and magical mushrooms added. not too much work at all.</p>
<p>any thoughts on the BIOG 1001 or CHEM 1007 supplemental/tutorial classes?</p>
<p>are these good classes to take or waste of time? I know they are p/f so if I sign up and probably will have to go all/most of the time. I would kind of like to be able to get the help if needed, but then I hate to be locked into going to two more classes.</p>
<p>waste of time.</p>
<p>I did it, along with math and english and PE. You will find Biology and Chemistry lectures fun and the prelims not hard if you study. Do pay attention to your Bio Lab, especially the poster. Not taking it seriously can hurt your grade. It’s doable, but you must be ready to make sacrifices.s</p>
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<p>Just a parent here, but many schools do recommend Frosh just take Chem and not Bio. For example, the standard premed at Berkeley and UCLA takes Chem & Calc Frosh year, and Bio-Orgo second year. (Physics junior year.) Stanford also requires one year of Frosh Chem before taking Bio. (OTOH, Emory is similar to Cornell. Perhaps its an east coast thing?)</p>
<p>Sure, bio majors will have to double up some time, but why Frosh year? Unfortunately, most matriculating premeds will NEVER make application to med school, particularly after those C’s stop popping up on transcript. Better to get one C in Frosh Chem, than two in Chem and Bio, IMO. Also, Bio is better after Chem – a lot of the cellular stuff makes more sense – again, IMO.</p>
<p>Of course, everything depends on your background. If you’ve already taken AP Chem and AP Bio, and scored 5’s on both…</p>
<p>Remember, med schools don’t expect you to triple up classes (Calc, Bio, & Chem). Ya’ just gotta take the pre-reqs all over three years (if applying as a senior), or four years, if post-grad applicant.</p>
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<p>I think the idea is that freshman year is an adjustment period and that sophomores are better equipped to handle multiple science courses at the same time. </p>
<p>I am in favor of chem + bio freshman year though since it allows you to finish your 4 core med school prereq’s by the end of sophomore year and spend the summer afterwards studying and taking the MCAT (thus, you don’t have to spend junior year taking college courses and studying for the MCAT at the same time).</p>
<p>Well the only other school I have to compare things to is the USAFA where my son is a junior.</p>
<p>His freshman year, they “assigned” him</p>
<p>Arabic
Calc III
Analytical Chem (chem 4300 at cornell I think)
Physics (honors)
Intro Engineering
PE
Intramural Sport
and all his military stuff</p>
<p>So I guess I look at things a little differently. Plus my daughter doesn’t seem to have a whole lot of choice for her major best I can tell if she is going to stay on track and finish in 4 years.</p>