So at my school we have 2 different physics series, one for engineering majors and one for life science majors. Anyways the life science majors have the lab component built in while the engineering majors don't. I took the first quarter of physics for engineering majors and then switched over to life science physics and got 2 quarters completed with the lab (we are on quarter system). Therefore the first physics I took didn't have that lab component and to enroll in the lab component there is a coreq requirement of being enrolled in the 2nd quarter of physics for engineering majors. Anyways will this be held against me when applying to med school? Will I somehow need to do a lab component for my first physics course?
Physics with lab requirement
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If you're applying to schools that require a full year of physics lab I think you'll need to take it. You should probably talk to either the professor teaching the class or the department head to have the corequisite waived since you already took the lecture portion of the class.
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Med school won't waive the prereq because of that.
If at all possible, I'd try to get the engineering dept. to give you a waiver, or for the life sciences dept. to let you take the lab for physics I (if it's a separate entity).
If at all possible, I'd try to get the engineering dept. to give you a waiver, or for the life sciences dept. to let you take the lab for physics I (if it's a separate entity).
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If the schools require it, then you have to have it. You probably can get into the lab separately. Just explain it to your school.
I did all the physics with labs and then my med school may it optional the year before I applied. Damn! I hated those physics labs!!!😡
I did all the physics with labs and then my med school may it optional the year before I applied. Damn! I hated those physics labs!!!😡
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Good refresher for the MCAT, lol!!
