prereq question

[harkasan]

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I've been in the process of filling out secondaries and many of them ask you to fill in the grades and course titles of the prereq's. I took 1st semester biology for a grade, but never took the second semester evolution/zoology. I was an undergrad chem major and got a masters in cell biology from a SMP at Tulane. (wasn't a good program at all if you looked closely at the classes they had me take, plus it was the first year they had that program). an advisor told me I wouldn't have to take second semester biology because I had an upperlevel bio course with a lab that adcoms would take as my second semester intro biology. any ideas on how valid that advice is? should I take second semester bio somewhere and indicate on the secondary that it will be complete before I enter school or before I apply again?

my other question is whether I should retake some of the prereq's for A's. I took these classes about 10 years ago and with orgo I and II, I currently have C's in those classes.

thanks guys

 

[Sundarban1]

an advisor told me I wouldn't have to take second semester biology because I had an upperlevel bio course with a lab that adcoms would take as my second semester intro biology. any ideas on how valid that advice is? should I take second semester bio somewhere and indicate on the secondary that it will be complete before I enter school or before I apply again?

You should contact the schools to see if the upper level class your talking about fullfils their 2nd semester bio requirement. I too only have one semester of Bio with a lab but I contacted schools and they said that my vertebrate zoology class fullfils the second semester requirement.

my other question is whether I should retake some of the prereq's for A's. I took these classes about 10 years ago and with orgo I and II, I currently have C's in those classes. thanks guys

It is pretty much common practice to re-take any pre-req class in which you receive lower than a B if you wish to be competative.

 

[harkasan]

You should contact the schools to see if the upper level class your talking about fullfils their 2nd semester bio requirement. I too only have one semester of Bio with a lab but I contacted schools and they said that my vertebrate zoology class fullfils the second semester requirement.

sounds like schools are willing to substitute 2nd semester bio for any bio that has a evolution/ecology focus. I don't have any upperlevel evolution/ecology courses. 🙁 ughh. another class to add to the mix.

It is pretty much common practice to re-take any pre-req class in which you receive lower than a B if you wish to be competative.

so you don't think that schools look poorly on people retaking the prereq's? I've heard that schools don't like you doing that, but then again most schools require you to have at least a C in those classes at the minimum. I guess it's off to take undergrad courses again.