Doable?

[Ragtime]

Has anyone successfully done well in a 16 week semester taking these four courses concurrently, or is this just a GPA killer?

Organic Chemistry I
Physics I
Calculus I
Cell/Molecular Bio

If this is too much, what ONE course would you omit to have a more manageable schedule?

 

[Elevencents]

Has anyone successfully done well in a 16 week semester taking these four courses concurrently, or is this just a GPA killer?

Organic Chemistry I
Physics I
Calculus I
Cell/Molecular Bio

If this is too much, what ONE course would you omit to have a more manageable schedule?

Manageable if you're not working. If you're working, I'd do two of the three science and calc.

 

[Eremba]

I took organic 1, immunology, cadaver anatomy, and calc 2 all in one,...I did very well......however I had no life....and little sleep. I don't recommend it.

I was also working 30 hours a week.....

 

[Temperature101]

Has anyone successfully done well in a 16 week semester taking these four courses concurrently, or is this just a GPA killer?

Organic Chemistry I
Physics I
Calculus I
Cell/Molecular Bio

If this is too much, what ONE course would you omit to have a more manageable schedule?

Organic Chem can be a pain in the [insert]... I would recommend replacing Organic with some social science or humanity class....

 

[Mavs88]

How much do you work/go out a lot? Do you have a gf/wife? If any of the above is true...except a couple grades to drop or to never get any sleep lol.

I'm currently taking Bio I, O-Chem I, Cal I and manging very well. I also have a gf, and volunteer ~5 hrs/week. It's busy though.

Perhaps take out cell/molec bio? Or maybe one of those courses that your school offers in the summer?

 

[edgerock24]

No point in taking Calc unless its required for your major.

 

[Ragtime]

No point in taking Calc unless its required for your major.

Won't calc be necessary to be successful in Physics?

 

[deleted480308]

Won't calc be necessary to be successful in Physics?

It depends, in many schools the general physics classes are trig based and the physics for engineers/scientists are calculus based.

You DO NOT want to take calculus based physics if you have the option to take trig based

 

[Ragtime]

It depends, in many schools the general physics classes are trig based and the physics for engineers/scientists are calculus based.

You DO NOT want to take calculus based physics if you have the option to take trig based

Thank you so much for the advice. At my current school calculus is a prereq for General Physics. I'm not sure if it will be required for UCR General Physics

 

[Ragtime]

Thank you so much for the advice. At my current school calculus is a prereq for General Physics. I'm not sure if it will be required for UCR General Physics

Lol, just checked. Calculus or College Algebra is required for UCR's General Physics. I've taken neither (only Precalc), so if I had to choose between the two, I'll just choose calculus.

 

[DrEnderW]

Keep in mind many medical schools highly reccomend Calc I or have it as a requirement. Depending on what schools you're applying to, I'd consider taking it.