atmospheric chemistry course considered a BCPM?

[sugarmouse]

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I took a course called "Introduction to Atmospheric Science/Chemistry", which involves learning about carbon cycles/oxygen cycles etc..., how clouds form, and talks about environmental issues/policy debates in atmospheric science. It is a class intended for people majoring in geology/climatology etc...

Does this course count in any one of the BCPM categories?

 

[snorlax]

I took a course called "Introduction to Atmospheric Science/Chemistry", which involves learning about carbon cycles/oxygen cycles etc..., how clouds form, and talks about environmental issues/policy debates in atmospheric science. It is a class intended for people majoring in geology/climatology etc...

Does this course count in any one of the BCPM categories?

Yeah, it should count as a physical science... I believe there is a category for atmospheric/oceanic sciences on AMCAS but I don't remember exactly what was the classification

 

[QrtrLifeCrisis]

I took a course called "Introduction to Atmospheric Science/Chemistry", which involves learning about carbon cycles/oxygen cycles etc..., how clouds form, and talks about environmental issues/policy debates in atmospheric science. It is a class intended for people majoring in geology/climatology etc...

Does this course count in any one of the BCPM categories?

Probably not, but you can try. There was a separate "Physical Sciences" or something like that category that I listed my Geology class.

 

[cerno]

Highly doubt it.

Refer to this: https://www.aamc.org/students/download/181694/data/

 

[snorlax]

Highly doubt it.

Refer to this: https://www.aamc.org/students/download/181694/data/

Right. It would fall under Natural & Physical Sciences (NPSC), which is not BCPM

 

[sugarmouse]

Yessss That's actually an awesome news 🙂
I took this course because I thought it would be an easy GPA booster, but this ended up being one of my worst courses. Including this course, I had to learn the hard way that there is no such thing as a GPA booster!

 

[snorlax]

Yessss That's actually an awesome news 🙂
I took this course because I thought it would be an easy GPA booster, but this ended up being one of my worst courses. Including this course, I had to learn the hard way that there is no such thing as a GPA booster!

Agreed. Atmospheric/oceanic science is difficult because the style is very different from the more premed science coursework. I'm happy for you that it won't count in your BCPM.

 

[487806]

I took a course called "Introduction to Atmospheric Science/Chemistry", which involves learning about carbon cycles/oxygen cycles etc..., how clouds form, and talks about environmental issues/policy debates in atmospheric science. It is a class intended for people majoring in geology/climatology etc...

Does this course count in any one of the BCPM categories?

It's part of chemistry.... where else do you think it belongs to?

I wouldn't necessarily consider that as a natural science course. It sounds more like a combination of earth science and chemistry, with some meteorology.

Highly doubt it.

Refer to this: https://www.aamc.org/students/download/181694/data/

This sounds a lot more like something that falls into chemistry (nitrogen, carbon, oxygen cycles etc.) plus astronomy (though more geology based). It's confusing that AMCAS considers geology and meteorology as natural sciences but astronomy as BCPM.

But the way OP mentions in the course description, it sounds it's more chemistry-oriented. Of course, AMCAS can change it into non-science, and if OP feels safe this way, I highly recommend it.

 

[deleted307836]

It's part of chemistry.... where else do you think it belongs to?

Read the rest of the thread...

 

[487806]

Read the rest of the thread...

Yeah, read my edited post.

 

[487806]

Agreed. Atmospheric/oceanic science is difficult because the style is very different from the more premed science coursework. I'm happy for you that it won't count in your BCPM.

Oddly, astronomy and thermodynamics are considered BCPM but they are no way related to premed science coursework.

After reading OP's posts more carefully, I'd say it isn't BCPM but it falls under natural sciences. I agree it sounds like more meteorology-related than anything. AAMC is really inconsistent...

 

[deleted307836]

Yeah, read my edited post.

I'd also disagree with that - I think it falls squarely into the NPSC category.

Of course, it's kind of a moot point since the OP doesn't want it counted as BCPM, and it definitely would not be changed to BCPM by AMCAS.

 

[487806]

I'd also disagree with that - I think it falls squarely into the NPSC category.

Of course, it's kind of a moot point since the OP doesn't want it counted as BCPM, and it definitely would not be changed to BCPM by AMCAS.

Right. I'd choose that NPSC category as well (though it should be abolished... it's an offshoot of astronomy focused in the Earth system and meteorology has a lot of physics involving fluid dynamics. Maybe in the future.) Anyhow, don't worry about my rant OP and choose the NPSC category.