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Hi,
I was wondering you guys went about listing the required one year of O-chem and 1 year of General Chem. With the 14 series chem classes, we don't do a whole year. Any insights?
 
It's fine. The same amount of info is covered; it's just crammed into a year and one quarter. Med schools know this.
 
I've reporting 14a, b, and bl as gen chem and c, cl, 140 as o chem. I strongly recommend biochemistry as some places do require it: 153A and L should be enough.
 
Ok thanks, I'm going to use 14A and B for gen chem and 14C and 140 for o chem but should I just leave the box for the 3rd class blank? I'm just apprehensive that the med schools will think that I haven't done the work. Do they really know that UCLA is different?
 
I went through this exact same problem last year applying and was actually worried that some schools would consider me not completing all the requirements. Now I have learned that most schools are pretty lenient with their requirements. Just throw in 153A/L together with your chem classes and you should be fine. A lot of my premed friends actually went and took the harder ochem series(130s I think), but I was sick of it after two quarters.
 
The labs usually count as an extra quarter. So you will have 14A, 14B, plus 14BL as your year of general chem. Then you have 14C, 14CL, and 14D (formerly 140) as your year of organic. Also, most schools only require the biochemistry class (153A), and do not require the accompanying lab (153L).
 
153AL is definitely not needed unless it is required for your major.

also, many schools don't require biochem at all. although it is not a bad idea to take it. especially since it will come in handy for the mcat.

i just took 153A and also decided to take 153B. Although 153B is not very applicable to med. school info.
 
As a UCLA grad, don't worry too much about the chem requirements at some med schools. UCLA just does their course content and sequencing in a different way and schools are fully aware of it. I was a Physiological Science major and took Biochem 153A and 153L and I actually liked 153L a lot. It was a lot more work than O-Chem lab. Good luck fellow Bruins!!! :clap:
 
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