<p>I think it'd be smart to take physics soph year so that it's fresh in my mind for the MCAT. Is that a good strategy? When do people usually take it? </p>
<p>I don't think I need to worry about needing it as background for Chem and Bio...I'm pretty sure I don't need to take physics before them (since I've already taken Honors Phys, APChem and APBio). Let me know if I'm mistaken. </p>
<p>And any long-term MCAT prep tips would be nice. </p>
<p>Neuro major in case that helps. </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>You should complete the first semester of math/calculus and and the first year of general chemistry before starting physics. I only say to complete general chemistry before hand because it exposes you to some important concepts you will encounter in physics class like thermodynamics and gas expansions.</p>
<p>the 1 year of lower division biology generally taken for medical school does not require taking any physics first. However, Bioengineering courses, biomechanics courses, or biophysical chemistry might require physics and calculus before hand.</p>
<p>I would be stunned if JHU pre med advising doesn’t have sample schedules.</p>
<p>You can probably postpone physics until junior year if you’d like. With the increased chem requirements for the 2015 MCAT, it’s probably going to be difficult to take the MCAT before January of your junior year. (The required chem sequence has gone from 4 semesters to 5 semesters. Ochem is typically a pre-req for biochem, and you’ll need a semester of intro level biochem for the 2015 MCAT.)</p>
<p>You don’t need really need physics for any of your lower division bio or chem courses.</p>
<p>And check to see if JHU requires bio/neuro majors to take calc or algebra-based physics. (D2’s undergrad required all pre-meds to take calc based physics, even if they weren’t science majors.)</p>
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<p>That suggests that the physics courses for biology majors at JHU have co-requisites of calculus.</p>
<p>this does not necessarily mean that the physics classes are calculus based, in the sense that one can say they require calculus, but restrict the exams and final from having any problems involving derivations of expressions or non-constant acceleration problems that involve integrals. Would be a good idea to check about this.</p>