Easy classes science GPA

[OrphanageCaretaker]

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My GPA is slowly getting better and better as the semesters lead up until application time, basically I'm one class away from completing my core classes for my degree and D school along with a few semesters of upper div bio classes for my degree, I was wondering what "fluff" classes are there that count for the science gpa along with being accepted by the aadsas. I'm going to be taking nutrition which is an easy science A but I was wondering what other ones there are. Cheers

 

[super112]

Be careful, I think nutrition is considered a non-science

 

[OrphanageCaretaker]

Be careful, I think nutrition is considered a non-science

Nope, it's considered as "Other Science"

 

[gsquared]

It depends on how interested you are in the subject, but Anatomy and Physiology were interesting, applicable to pretty much every bio course I had taken up to this point, and relatively "easy" because of this. Unlike literature or language courses, these courses were more based on factual recall instead of subjective interpretation. If you have the time to memorize lots of material and the interest in the subject, I would consider this course to be easy.

 

[OrphanageCaretaker]

It depends on how interested you are in the subject, but Anatomy and Physiology were interesting and relatively "easy" because of this. Unlike literature or language courses, these courses were more based on factual recall instead of subjective interpretation. If you have the time to memorize and the interest in the subject, I would consider the easy.

I was already planning on taking A&P, but thank you nonetheless

 

[HuskyUC]

I was already planning on taking A&P, but thank you nonetheless

I'd be weary of A&P, not sure about your school but at my school, AP was one of the toughest classes because it was a biology requirement. I'd recommend Cancer Genetics if they offer it, was pretty much microbiology.


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[predent_mathlete]

I took a primate anthropology class which my university deems as an arts class. AADSAS changed it to science after I submitted which I found very surprising. The first half of the course was basically high school genetics, then it got into different species etc. Also math is an 'other science' if that's your cup of tea!

 

[OrphanageCaretaker]

I took a primate anthropology class which my university deems as an arts class. AADSAS changed it to science after I submitted which I found very surprising. The first half of the course was basically high school genetics, then it got into different species etc. Also math is an 'other science' if that's your cup of tea!

I hate math

 

[predent_mathlete]

I hate math

😱

 

[NMC2010]

Been awhile since I submitted AADSAS, but some classes that come to mind are geology and natural history. Really depends on the professors that teach them. Some other sciencey classes that aren't quite medical are invert zoology, parasitology, ecology, transfiguration, forensic entomology, ornithology, defense against the dark arts, botany, medicinal herbs, etc. Just take some classes you'd enjoy that won't be too difficult.

 

[OrphanageCaretaker]

Been awhile since I submitted AADSAS, but some classes that come to mind are geology and natural history. Really depends on the professors that teach them. Some other sciencey classes that aren't quite medical are invert zoology, parasitology, ecology, forensic entomology, ornithology, botany, medicinal herbs, etc. Just take some classes you'd enjoy that won't be too difficult.

I was looking into parasitology, good prof and the class was interesting, probably gonna end up taking it. My school also offers food micro so that one will be cool as well

 

[OSUkid]

It depends on how interested you are in the subject, but Anatomy and Physiology were interesting and relatively "easy" because of this. Unlike literature or language courses, these courses were more based on factual recall instead of subjective interpretation. If you have the time to memorize and the interest in the subject, I would consider the easy.

IDK man they make physiology a tough and challenging class for some reason at our school. They dont just put fact questions on the test, they ask you applicable questions in everyday life for example these are some exam common exam questions
"
Taking a break from watching March Madness, Buckeye Chuck walks from his living room to his kitchen to grab a box of buckeyes ( the chocolate and peanut butter candies). Unfortunately, along the way, one of his back paws (like our feet) steps on a buckeye (nut to create a new buckeye tree). The intense, sharp pain is his paw causes which muscular response in his hind/back limbs?"

A:Stimulation of his contralateral extensor muscle.

Here another:
One of the alien weapons Lady Sif ( an Asgardian Warrior) utilized while battling at Thor's side can inject her enemy with a toxin that prevents smooth muscle from being able to contract. After a great and victorious battle over the Circus of crime she correctly explains to thor that the toxin?

A.
1) Acts as an antagonist and prevents calcium from binding to calmodulin
AND/OR
2) Catabolizes the link between the actin filaments and the dense bodies.

LoL tread carefully

 

[gsquared]

OSUkid: and that is not fun/interesting how?

IDK man they make physiology a tough and challenging class for some reason at our school. They dont just put fact questions on the test, they ask you applicable questions in everyday life for example these are some exam common exam questions

 

[OSUkid]

OSUkid: and that is not fun/interesting how?

Like I said tread carefully with your words.

I never said not being fun, I enjoyed that class you learn a lot, but its def not a easy fluff class. Pretty sure the OP asked about fluff classes, if he asked for what class you learn the most I would say physiology 100% because it goes over every body system in a specific manner as well as brushing through topics you learn inevery other science class.

 

[jaymaster7]

@OSUkid man that sounds like a total GPA killer right there

 

[gsquared]

@OSUkid sorry for the misunderstanding--I was trying to be funny, but I totally get and agree with what you are saying.

 

[OSUkid]

@OSUkid sorry for the misunderstanding--I was trying to be funny, but I totally get and agree with what you are saying.

LoL I sense the sarcasm now

 

[OSUkid]

@OSUkid man that sounds like a total GPA killer right there

Its a challenging class, I got an A in it a while back but I def had to study for it. I know people that got C's in it, phyisiology is not an easy topic to learn but it can be a hard or easy course depending on how your school might teach it.
However, that is the most I truly learned in any class so far and it was a 3 credit class, and I know it will be super useful for the DAT.

 

[BeaverLover]

IDK man they make physiology a tough and challenging class for some reason at our school. They dont just put fact questions on the test, they ask you applicable questions in everyday life for example these are some exam common exam questions
"
Taking a break from watching March Madness, Buckeye Chuck walks from his living room to his kitchen to grab a box of buckeyes ( the chocolate and peanut butter candies). Unfortunately, along the way, one of his back paws (like our feet) steps on a buckeye (nut to create a new buckeye tree). The intense, sharp pain is his paw causes which muscular response in his hind/back limbs?"

A:Stimulation of his contralateral extensor muscle.

Here another:
One of the alien weapons Lady Sif ( an Asgardian Warrior) utilized while battling at Thor's side can inject her enemy with a toxin that prevents smooth muscle from being able to contract. After a great and victorious battle over the Circus of crime she correctly explains to thor that the toxin?

A.
1) Acts as an antagonist and prevents calcium from binding to calmodulin
AND/OR
2) Catabolizes the link between the actin filaments and the dense bodies.

LoL tread carefully

Aren't most physiology classes passage based.....? Sucked to have 3-4 questions based on passage if you didn't interpret it right lol

 

[OSUkid]

Aren't most physiology classes passage based.....? Sucked to have 3-4 questions based on passage if you didn't interpret it right lol

IDK I only took the 1 beaverteeth

 

[ajj70]

I'd ask around at your school to see which classes are dreamed "easy". AP at our school is a GPA killer!! I would not suggest that as a class to get an easy A in ever, but it might be different at your school (doubtful but maybe).

 

[OSUkid]

risk it 4 the biscuit

 

[byahnoob]

So for the classes that are not under Biology, Chem or Physics at my institution such as Anatomy&Physiology and Nutrition, it would be still considered science by AADSAS?

I took a primate anthropology class which my university deems as an arts class. AADSAS changed it to science after I submitted which I found very surprising. The first half of the course was basically high school genetics, then it got into different species etc. Also math is an 'other science' if that's your cup of tea!

My institution has a primate class listed under Anthropology,... since yours went under science, should I consider taking it?

 

[Scumbag_Steve]

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[ajj70]

Somewhere there is a list of class codes that are "science" classes. It's probably best to find that and see. I agree, taking easy classes isn't really the way to go and that adcoms will look down upon that.

 

[OrphanageCaretaker]

Not to risk sounding like a cranky old man, but you should really be challenging yourself and trying to learn as much as possible in order to equip yourself from dental school rather than trying to take the path of least resistance. I picked my schedule based on what I wanted to take and things I wanted to learn, not by what I though adcoms might like. While I understand this message may fall on a lot of deaf ears, keep in mind perhaps adcoms can see through sGPA boosting classes if they've been on the job for years and consistently see applicants from your undergrad getting As in that course regardless of how they did in other classes. Also, they may see through names like "biology hopes and dreams". My sGPA suffered from my schedule but I wouldn't change anything because I learned more and pushed myself. Just my opinion.

I am pushing myself, I am taking the required classes plus the additional basic sciences, for my school we are required to take upper division bio classes, in a field of both systematics and ecological, I literally have no interest in those so picking easier science classes from that category actually helps me rather than me taking a bio course from one of those categories and those being very difficult and my gpa suffering from essentially a course that was meant to fulfill a category for every bio major. I'm not planning on taking too many "easy" courses I might take one or two as a buffer system and if I actually like the course and it counts towards my degree, why wouldn't I pick the easier route, I'd rather focus my energy on research or studying for the DAT rather than stressing out over what should have been an easy course if you chose one correctly.

 

[OrphanageCaretaker]

Somewhere there is a list of class codes that are "science" classes. It's probably best to find that and see. I agree, taking easy classes isn't really the way to go and that adcoms will look down upon that.

I just want to take a few, I'm not planning on overloading on fluff classes for an entire semester, I plan on taking two or three overall so the classes can balance a hectic schedule and essentially boost my GPA, I don't see how this is looked down upon.

 

[OrphanageCaretaker]

So for the classes that are not under Biology, Chem or Physics at my institution such as Anatomy&Physiology and Nutrition, it would be still considered science by AADSAS?



My institution has a primate class listed under Anthropology,... since yours went under science, should I consider taking it?

Anatomy and Physiology are under the "Biology" category, Nutrition is under the "Other Sciences" depending on the school and how it is classified Anthropology can either just be Anthropology or count as a Bio course, but if it is just Anthropology, AADSAS has listed that under "Non Sciences"

 

[OrphanageCaretaker]

Not to risk sounding like a cranky old man, but you should really be challenging yourself and trying to learn as much as possible in order to equip yourself from dental school rather than trying to take the path of least resistance. I picked my schedule based on what I wanted to take and things I wanted to learn, not by what I though adcoms might like. While I understand this message may fall on a lot of deaf ears, keep in mind perhaps adcoms can see through sGPA boosting classes if they've been on the job for years and consistently see applicants from your undergrad getting As in that course regardless of how they did in other classes. Also, they may see through names like "biology hopes and dreams". My sGPA suffered from my schedule but I wouldn't change anything because I learned more and pushed myself. Just my opinion.

Also some of the easier "fluff" science classes would consist of courses such as embryology or virology or biotechnology, not just nutrition or food microbiology or whatever. I plan on taking biotech and embryo because they are good science classes to meet my degree and I actually enjoy them and the professor's that teach them

 

[OrphanageCaretaker]

Been awhile since I submitted AADSAS, but some classes that come to mind are geology and natural history. Really depends on the professors that teach them. Some other sciencey classes that aren't quite medical are invert zoology, parasitology, ecology, transfiguration, forensic entomology, ornithology, defense against the dark arts, botany, medicinal herbs, etc. Just take some classes you'd enjoy that won't be too difficult.

LOL defense against the dark arts

 

[Scumbag_Steve]

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[OrphanageCaretaker]

Well I apologize, in my mind when you mentioned fluff I thought you referring to the "biology hopes and dreams" type of stuff. Virology and Embryology don't fall under the "fluff" category in my mind. Best of luck on the DAT, I highly recommend this.

http://datbootcamp.com/Ari'sStudySchedule.pdf
http://datbootcamp.com/Ari'sStudyGuide.pdf

I honestly haven't even heard of "biology hopes and dreams" I thought it was a joke lmao, but thank you for the guide and schedule

 

[predent_mathlete]

My institution has a primate class listed under Anthropology,... since yours went under science, should I consider taking it?

My school calls it an anthropology class too. "Anthropology 201: Introduction to Primatology and Human Evolution" in the faculty of arts. I'm guessing it sounded science-y enough. I'd take it if yours has a science-y name too

 

[ajj70]

I just want to take a few, I'm not planning on overloading on fluff classes for an entire semester, I plan on taking two or three overall so the classes can balance a hectic schedule and essentially boost my GPA, I don't see how this is looked down upon.

It would be looked down upon because the people are are competing against for those seats are not taking fluff classes. We all have hectic schedules, 4-5 lecture classes with 2-3 labs, whatever shadowing/volunteer work, paid jobs, sports schedules for those of us that are scholarshipped athletes (3+ hours/day), etc., etc., etc.....

 

[OrphanageCaretaker]

It would be looked down upon because the people are are competing against for those seats are not taking fluff classes. We all have hectic schedules, 4-5 lecture classes with 2-3 labs, whatever shadowing/volunteer work, paid jobs, sports schedules for those of us that are scholarshipped athletes (3+ hours/day), etc., etc., etc.....

So ... you're saying every applicant is against taking easy science courses that help raise their GPA and opt for the hardest classes, lmao that's dumb on so many levels, I know loads of people that take hard classes and a few fluff classes as a buffer, if that raises their gpa by .1 or .2 rather than just all hectic classes, then it is completely worth it, I highly doubt there is any applicant that took all heavy course loads without easier classes to manage a good gpa, the reason there are easy classes such as those is to help with the difficult ones

 

[ajj70]

So ... you're saying every applicant is against taking easy science courses that help raise their GPA and opt for the hardest classes, lmao that's dumb on so many levels, I know loads of people that take hard classes and a few fluff classes as a buffer, if that raises their gpa by .1 or .2 rather than just all hectic classes, then it is completely worth it, I highly doubt there is any applicant that took all heavy course loads without easier classes to manage a good gpa, the reason there are easy classes such as those is to help with the difficult ones

You really think that most every dental student is taking fluff SCIENCE classes to boost their GPA???? Really???

 

[OrphanageCaretaker]

You really think that most every dental student is taking fluff SCIENCE classes to boost their GPA???? Really???

Calm down there brah, yeah name me people who haven't taken 1 or 2 easy science courses in their life to help with their gpa

 

[ajj70]

Calm down there brah, yeah name me people who haven't taken 1 or 2 easy science courses in their life to help with their gpa

Me for one, none of my friends at school or anyone I know....I supposed there are people out there taking fluff classes in their majors, but it's really not that smart...back off on something else if your schedule is heavy but don't load up your transcript with fluff crap and expect the adcoms to like it...but hey, it's up to you.

 

[OrphanageCaretaker]

Me for one, none of my friends at school or anyone I know....I supposed there are people out there taking fluff classes in their majors, but it's really not that smart...back off on something else if your schedule is heavy but don't load up your transcript with fluff crap and expect the adcoms to like it...but hey, it's up to you.

I actually mentioned in the posts above my intended "fluff" was minimal about 2 or 3 max, not an entire semester. 2 fluff science courses out of 20+ BCP courses is completely normal, besides how are embryology, parasitology or virology considered too easy?

 

[whitepapertree]

Me for one, none of my friends at school or anyone I know....I supposed there are people out there taking fluff classes in their majors, but it's really not that smart...back off on something else if your schedule is heavy but don't load up your transcript with fluff crap and expect the adcoms to like it...but hey, it's up to you.

 

[virtualmaster999]

Been awhile since I submitted AADSAS, but some classes that come to mind are geology and natural history. Really depends on the professors that teach them. Some other sciencey classes that aren't quite medical are invert zoology, parasitology, ecology, transfiguration, forensic entomology, ornithology, defense against the dark arts, botany, medicinal herbs, etc. Just take some classes you'd enjoy that won't be too difficult.

Lmao defense against the dark arts

 

[Ahmadtoo]

@OSUkid sorry for the misunderstanding--I was trying to be funny, but I totally get and agree with what you are saying.

Lmfao second attempt at failing to be cheeky! You need to redeem yourself once again trolololol

 

[strep mutans]

Me for one, none of my friends at school or anyone I know....I supposed there are people out there taking fluff classes in their majors, but it's really not that smart...back off on something else if your schedule is heavy but don't load up your transcript with fluff crap and expect the adcoms to like it...but hey, it's up to you.

Pff...

I took a few "fluff" classes because they were fun and interesting. I don't give a flying fart if an adcom thinks I took them to boost my gpa. Who cares? My favorite "fluff" classes were science courses that were offered either only to bio majors or only to seniors. We deserve a fun class every once in awhile, jeez. And adcoms know this. They also know that some people choose entire majors based on what will give them the highest gpa; I doubt they care about a few fluff courses in an overall challenging major.

Btw, aren't you a sophomore?

 

[ajj70]

rising junior

 

[irishmom]

I took a plant biology class where the tests were a rhyming story. That continued from test to test. I kid you not. I had to read passages 2 or 3 times just to get past the rhyming. Not only that but we had to memorize 30 plants/trees by their leaves and know their common name and Latin name...spelled correctly. We basically went on 2 walks where the professor pointed to a plant/tree and we had to write tha answers on a note card, then hand it in after each question. I thought "plant biology...how hard could it be?" Killer man, killer. Got an A though...(not on the first plant/tree test though...I got a C...didn't realize until 1 hour before the test we had to spell correctly or lose a point per quiestion...)

On a side note...parasitology...easiest bio class I took...hands down...