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Hi, everyone.
I'm a post-bac and the prereqs I have left to take are Biochemistry, and Physics I & II.
I already have an A on Calculus I so I could take calculus based Physics, but I hear that it is a rather tough class and algebra physics is just as good for the MCAT. If I take Biochemistry his summer, would it be better to take algebra based instead together with biochem, or is calc based physics manageable over the summer term? (I also work full time, by the way)
I must add that, although I have a non-science master's degree from Purdue University, I am taking these med school prereqs at a community college because it is 1) cheaper, and 2) closer to my house, and the other major schools in Atlanta are either way too expensive just to take prereqs (Emory), or have hundreds of students in a classroom (GaTech and Georgia State University, as well as UGA), where the large number of students just isn't as conducive as it is to study ina small classroom where I am now where I have easy access to my professors.
Having said that, considering I'm taking classes at a community college, i was wondering if calculus based would look better to med school admissions than algebra based. Furthermore, once I've taken calc based physics I could transfer over to GaTech and take higher level science courses even though I would've already completed all my prereqs, and it would only be for the purpose of making myself more competitive since GaTech has a better reputation.
I particularly like summer classes because you can focus on just one class intensively for 8 weeks instead of several classes throughout a long period of 16 weeks, hence I wished he community college where I'm taking my prereqs would split fall and spring in two halves.
Thanks, guys!
I'm a post-bac and the prereqs I have left to take are Biochemistry, and Physics I & II.
I already have an A on Calculus I so I could take calculus based Physics, but I hear that it is a rather tough class and algebra physics is just as good for the MCAT. If I take Biochemistry his summer, would it be better to take algebra based instead together with biochem, or is calc based physics manageable over the summer term? (I also work full time, by the way)
I must add that, although I have a non-science master's degree from Purdue University, I am taking these med school prereqs at a community college because it is 1) cheaper, and 2) closer to my house, and the other major schools in Atlanta are either way too expensive just to take prereqs (Emory), or have hundreds of students in a classroom (GaTech and Georgia State University, as well as UGA), where the large number of students just isn't as conducive as it is to study ina small classroom where I am now where I have easy access to my professors.
Having said that, considering I'm taking classes at a community college, i was wondering if calculus based would look better to med school admissions than algebra based. Furthermore, once I've taken calc based physics I could transfer over to GaTech and take higher level science courses even though I would've already completed all my prereqs, and it would only be for the purpose of making myself more competitive since GaTech has a better reputation.
I particularly like summer classes because you can focus on just one class intensively for 8 weeks instead of several classes throughout a long period of 16 weeks, hence I wished he community college where I'm taking my prereqs would split fall and spring in two halves.
Thanks, guys!