<p>I am currently a freshman in college and I am a possible pre-med, not quite hell-bent on it, but very interested. By the end of the year I will have completed chem and bio, and next year I am planning on taking orgo. Originally I was going to be a bio major with a neurobio concentration, but now I am strongly considering biopsychology (within psych major), so I want to start taking psych courses next semester and I might be able to have a research opportunity, so I will not have room for physics.</p>
<p>However, I have taken AP Physics in high school and i got 5's on both C exams. Is it common at all to take the MCATs in the summer between sophomore and junior years without taking physics? I can't see it being that difficult, since I believe that mechanics, electricity, and magnetism will be relatively quick review, and I'm sure there's overlap with thermo from chem, so the only things that I can think of that will be completely new are fluid mechanics, optics, wave mechanics, and atomic physics (all of which except for fluid mechanics I have had in Honors Physics in high school).</p>
<p>So is this common at all, or not? I tend to be very proficient at self-studying so I don't think I'd have a problem learning the material, but I guess I want some opinions. I realize that I could just take it in junior year, but I'd really prefer the summer to study. There's some courses that I would strongly prefer taking compared to physics next semester for what I will be majoring in (and this would be very good if I decide not to go to med school, as clinical neuropsychology really intrigues me also), so if I could do this then that would be great. Thank you!</p>