Like the title says, should I take intro. Physics my first year w/ general chem? Or should I wait until next year and take it w/ O-Chem? Thanks in Advance.
Should I take intro. Physics my first year?
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Up to you but isnt intro-physics a class for non-science majors? I took intro-chem and that doesnt count towards my major only core. And Chem is hard I got a C in intro so im afriad to take chem 1.
Yes, Cobalt31 is absolutely correct 😉
I want to get intro. physics over with in my first year so I can go on to more advanced physics in the future. When I asked my counselor about it, he called me "crazy" Ok?? I guess he doesn't know about sdn, Lol.
I want to get intro. physics over with in my first year so I can go on to more advanced physics in the future. When I asked my counselor about it, he called me "crazy" Ok?? I guess he doesn't know about sdn, Lol.
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I dont mean to be rude, but does anyone else find this post EXTREMELY trivial
You're such a troll, go get lost
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ok... 1. where did slackerjock come from? Every post he has made today has been either rude, condescending, useless, or just simply obnoxious.
2. Intro to physics first year should be fine. It is a relatively easy class actually - even more so if you had calculus in HS (don't worry, you don't even need to know THAT much calc just a basic understanding of what a differential and what integration is)
2. Intro to physics first year should be fine. It is a relatively easy class actually - even more so if you had calculus in HS (don't worry, you don't even need to know THAT much calc just a basic understanding of what a differential and what integration is)
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Being a physics major thats what I did.^=^ said:
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At my school, most people that are "ahead of the game" take orgo and physics together sophmore year. This means that they are done with all pre-reqs before taking the MCAT. Most people applying to med school usually are completing one of the pre-reqs while studying/taking the MCAT in April their junior year. This being said, I would hold off on taking it untill you survive the gen chem/gen bio at your school your freshman year, these can be very difficult, sometimes more so than orgo, genetics, ect. I would fear bad grades (at least if I had done this in my case) taking genchem1, gen bio1, and physics 1. This is usually because you are so unprepared and don't know how to study yet (or want to party all the time hehe). I wouldn't have changed the way I did my schooling and will only have to take like 20 hours my senior year to graduate, plus I can setup a REALLY easy semester next April so I can focus on MCAT. Here is what I did for my pre-reqs:
Freshman year:
First semester: Gen chem 1, gen bio1 (usually molecular)
Second semester: Genchem 2, gen bio 2 (usually organismal)
Sophmore year:
First semester: Orgo 1, Physics 1, genetics
Second semester: Orgo 2, Physics 2
Of course along with pre-reqs take your required courses to complete your major. I also took a lot of summer school and came into college with like 24 credits so I have some flexibility to take like 12 credits a semester and smoke my classes. I think that this is more important than taking like 18 credits and doing OK and graduating early which is what some people do.
Hope this helps.
Freshman year:
First semester: Gen chem 1, gen bio1 (usually molecular)
Second semester: Genchem 2, gen bio 2 (usually organismal)
Sophmore year:
First semester: Orgo 1, Physics 1, genetics
Second semester: Orgo 2, Physics 2
Of course along with pre-reqs take your required courses to complete your major. I also took a lot of summer school and came into college with like 24 credits so I have some flexibility to take like 12 credits a semester and smoke my classes. I think that this is more important than taking like 18 credits and doing OK and graduating early which is what some people do.
Hope this helps.
