Having a very difficult time deciding what courses to take next semester to prepare for PCAT

[iamwhatichoosetobecome]

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Hi!

I know this is so annoying and long but I would appreciate any advice anyone has!!

I plan on taking the PCAT this upcoming summer, July 8-9. If you have taken it already or know a lot about what is on it please help me decide what courses to register for to ensure success on the exam.

Classes I have completed so far that I know are on the pcat:
Gen Chem 1 & 2
Calculus I
Organic I

I am currently registering for next semester. (Spring 2016)
Organic II is already a definite course I'm signed up for.
Other than Organic II, I need to obviously have at least 12-14 hours.

I cannot decide between taking:
Anatomy and Physiology I
Statistics
Microbiology
Biochemistry
I do need to retake Gen Chem I as it was my first semester of college and did not do as well as hoped. Do I need to repeat it before the summer? Also I will take classes this summer, so are there any of those I begin a summer term and know enough in them to do well on the pcat? (only a few questions about that subject?)

Thank you soo much in advance!

From PCAT website these are the percentages of each topic on the PCAT. Is this pretty accurate?

Biology (35 Minutes) 48 Items

General Biology 50%

Microbiology 20%

Human Anatomy and Physiology 30%


Chemistry (35 Minutes) 48 Items

General Chemistry 50%

Organic Chemistry 30%

Basic Biochemistry Processes 20%


Quantitative Ability (45 Minutes) 48 Items

Basic Math 15%

Algebra 20%

Probability & Statistics 20%

Precalculus 22%

Calculus 22%


Verbal Ability (25 Minutes) 40 Items

Analogies 62%

Sentence Completion 38%


Reading Comprehension (50 Minutes) 6 Passages & 48 Items Comprehension 30%

Analysis 40%

Evaluation 30%

 

[Trishna28]

Definitely take A and P. There is more of A & P 1 on the PCAT than any other bio. There is no Organic 2 at all on PCAT so if you can, move that to the summer. If it's an option, I would take A&P 1 and Micro in the spring. You can self learn biochem for PCAT, it's not that bad.

 

[Sugoi Travis]

I'd go with A&P and biochemistry. Granted I took the PCAT 3 years ago, I remember a lot more biochem and A&P than micro.

 

[alexyoonable]

I would go with A&P I and Microbio. Biochem processes on pharmcas are pretty basic.

 

[Breathe_Easy]

A&P and Microbiology, lots of questions in the Bio section that I experienced back in July when I took the PCAT.

 

[Dallice]

I agree with what has been said already. Microbio and AP1 would help you out the most by far. I just took it Tuesday.