Hey guys, I went to my premed office and the lady told me that just taking the prerequisites may not make me seem as "well-rounded" as I could possibly be.
I am an anthropology major (i was initially a biology major at another school but wanted to try something different, my bio grades were good) and have studied bioarcheology, evolution, etc. along with other different things not pertaining to biology. I have taken all the prerequisites and have also taken Astronomy with lab (part of the physics department).
My grades are ~3.7 BCPM and 3.77 overall (hopefully 3.8 after this semester). I am taking my MCATs in senior year (I will be taking a year off) as I became ill in Fall of my Junior year and needed to makeup all my tests from last semester while taking a new course load, and was therefore unable to study for the MCATs.
I was an volunteer EMT/Firefighter for over 2 years until I hurt my back. I also volunteered over 100 hours at an ER and I do research (no publications). I am also going to work more often at the lab as I will be graduating a semester early.
I just wanted to give you all that context so perhaps you would be able to give me a more informed answer. Basically, the biology teachers at my school (CUNY Queens College) are mainly bitter professors whose lab section will most probably be taught by a graduate student whose english is incomprehensible, so I do not really want to take upper level bio.
Thanks in advance for putting up with all this writing.
I am an anthropology major (i was initially a biology major at another school but wanted to try something different, my bio grades were good) and have studied bioarcheology, evolution, etc. along with other different things not pertaining to biology. I have taken all the prerequisites and have also taken Astronomy with lab (part of the physics department).
My grades are ~3.7 BCPM and 3.77 overall (hopefully 3.8 after this semester). I am taking my MCATs in senior year (I will be taking a year off) as I became ill in Fall of my Junior year and needed to makeup all my tests from last semester while taking a new course load, and was therefore unable to study for the MCATs.
I was an volunteer EMT/Firefighter for over 2 years until I hurt my back. I also volunteered over 100 hours at an ER and I do research (no publications). I am also going to work more often at the lab as I will be graduating a semester early.
I just wanted to give you all that context so perhaps you would be able to give me a more informed answer. Basically, the biology teachers at my school (CUNY Queens College) are mainly bitter professors whose lab section will most probably be taught by a graduate student whose english is incomprehensible, so I do not really want to take upper level bio.
Thanks in advance for putting up with all this writing.