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[mbell2]

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hey guys,

i know just the basic bio classes is required for the mcat, but im taking some science courses anyways, so I'd like some helpful inputs:

Which would you guys recommend? Taking comparative anatomy or parasitology? Which one is slightly more useful. Thanks guys

 

[Broccoli]

hey guys,

i know just the basic bio classes is required for the mcat, but im taking some science courses anyways, so I'd like some helpful inputs:

Which would you guys recommend? Taking comparative anatomy or parasitology? Which one is slightly more useful. Thanks guys

Probably parasitology.... but I don't really know. Lets see what others say.

 

[DrBowtie]

How about C) Neither. Hands down the #1 class that would help is Physiology.

If those are the only choice, I think CA.

 

[BigRedPremed]

You really don't need anything other than intro bio.

 

[leesh]

You really don't need anything other than intro bio.

to some degree, i agree with this comment. however, if you're looking for more in-depth understanding, i would say: genetics and physiology are the most applicable. genetics has been popping up on the mcat very often recently.

 

[Brandon81081]

How about C) Neither. Hands down the #1 class that would help is Physiology.

If those are the only choice, I think CA.

I couldn't agree more. Without a doubt, if i had one choice. I'd say physiology. next would be microbiology or any related course. Parasitology would be close to last in my opinion. Sure, they say intro biology is all thats needed, but it's recommended you take upperlevel bio courses. Your liable to see it in preparing for the MCAT, whether you've taken the advanced course or not.

 

[EBI831]

nope the physio on the mcat is easy to teach yourself if you just get a prep book. hands down i'd say take genetics or biochem. biochem --at least mine--covers a lot of the chem and bio on the mcat.

 

[smuwillobrien]

I don't think either of those classes are really going to be helpful on the MCAT. There were a couple of questions on the practice tests where some knowledge of vertebrate anatomy was good for verbal reasoning passages (i.e. archeopteryx), but other then that - take genetics, molecular biology, cellular biology, biochemistry, ... all will help infinitely more.

 

[MediaMan]

I had an anatomy course right before taking the test. While it may not be the greatest use, I felt much more comfortable with the physiology part of the bio because I had the extra practice. When i was studying for the test I felt like I just had a really good understaiding of the phisiology without really having to try.

 

[Anastasis]

Genetics helped me out big time on the MCAT - plus it's a really fun class!!

 

[GuzzyRon]

hey guys,

i know just the basic bio classes is required for the mcat, but im taking some science courses anyways, so I'd like some helpful inputs:

Which would you guys recommend? Taking comparative anatomy or parasitology? Which one is slightly more useful. Thanks guys

And if those are your only to options, I'd say go with parasitology as anything Anatomy is close to useless for the MCAT. I would expect that in parasitology you would cover microbe/host interactions, disease progression, cell cycle, transport of materials, etc - all topics useful for the MCAT.

But if you have other options for taking advanced classes, I'd recommend Genetics, Physiology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Cell Biology - in that order.

And I disagree with those who say you don't need more than intro bio for the MCAT. To obtain a kick-ass score, yes, you do.