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Intro Psych 3 credits
Opera 3 credits

These fulfills prereqs and it's my last semester. I don't want to take genetics and hit the GPA but I'm not sure what type of Bio to take at this point. Also should I take some type of finance course?
 
Developmental Bio(3)
Neuroethology (3)
Biopsychology of Aggression (3)
Clinical Psychology (3)

Should be an easy fun semester, first in a very very long time.
 
BIO 140: Organization and Function of the Cell (4 Credits)
CHEM 120: General Chemistry I (4 Credits)
ENGL 101: English Composition I (3 Credits)
MATH 125: Basic Calculus (3 Credits)
SPAN 212: Intermediate Spanish II (3 Credits)

Total Credits: 17 hours

Do you think the two labs are too much? The english and math classes should be easy enough.
 
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Here's mine for the Spring! Let me know if you think it's too much:

(3) Medical Terminology
(3) Wellness
(3) International Ales, Lagers, and Culture (tasting class)
(1) Bowling
(1) Self Defense/Martial Arts
 
Allysandra said:
BIO 140: Organization and Function of the Cell (4 Credits)
CHEM 120: General Chemistry I (4 Credits)
ENGL 101: English Composition I (3 Credits)
MATH 125: Basic Calculus (3 Credits)
SPAN 212: Intermediate Spanish II (3 Credits)

Total Credits: 17 hours

Do you think the two labs are too much? The english and math classes should be easy enough.
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Looks fine to me.

Bluto385 said:
Here's mine for the Spring! Let me know if you think it's too much:

(3) Medical Terminology
(3) Wellness
(3) International Ales, Lagers, and Culture (tasting class)
(1) Bowling
(1) Self Defense/Martial Arts
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Looks light, although I don't think thats a bad thing. You could definitely fit another class in if you want to.
 
Bumping the thread with my last semester schedule for this grad program I'm in.

I have developed a huge hatred for the program and my university but at least I'm off to medical school after this 😀

Molecular Biology Techniques Lab (3) 😴
Virology (3) (Hoping my university actually keeps it human focused) :xf:
Statistical Inference I (4) :scared:
Science and Business (3) 😴 (Might be online too :laugh:)
Professional Development (1) 😴
 
Hi guys,

Heres my tentative work load for Spring 2013 (Starting end of Jan)

Calculus I - 4 Credits
Physics I + Lab -5 Credits
Molecular Bio & Biotechnology +Lab - 4 Credits

13 Credits in total.. Currently pregnant- giving birth end of February

Possibly starting volunteer work at a hospital in April
 
Hey everyone! First post here🙂
I'm a current sophomore at a UC and I'm currently planning on applying in 2015.

My schedule for next quarter looks like this:

Gen chem I
Gen chem I lab
Physics II
Physics II lab
Bio II - Ecology and Evolution
Bio II - Plant and Animal Physiology
Bio II lab

for a total of 16 units.

Some background:

I decided on pre-med during the last quarter of freshman year, so I began my prereq. work during the summer (6 week session):

Bio I - A
Bio I lab(1 unit) - B
Phys I - A-
Phys I lab(1 unit) - A

All labs at my school with the exception of Chem labs(2 units) and O-chem labs(3 units) are 1 unit.

Do you guys think this schedule above is too overwhelming?

I've taken AP Chemistry, so maybe that class won't be as tough in regards to having to learn brand new material?

Any tips from anyone who's had a similar schedule?
 
I've always only done 2 lab courses per semester. According to posts i've seen on SDN before, 3 lab courses will probably be too much.

Also take into consideration any volunteer work you may be doing.

drewpreMD said:
Hey everyone! First post here🙂
I'm a current sophomore at a UC and I'm currently planning on applying in 2015.

My schedule for next quarter looks like this:

Gen chem I
Gen chem I lab
Physics II
Physics II lab
Bio II - Ecology and Evolution
Bio II - Plant and Animal Physiology
Bio II lab

for a total of 16 units.

Some background:

I decided on pre-med during the last quarter of freshman year, so I began my prereq. work during the summer (6 week session):

Bio I - A
Bio I lab(1 unit) - B
Phys I - A-
Phys I lab(1 unit) - A

All labs at my school with the exception of Chem labs(2 units) and O-chem labs(3 units) are 1 unit.

Do you guys think this schedule above is too overwhelming?

I've taken AP Chemistry, so maybe that class won't be as tough in regards to having to learn brand new material?

Any tips from anyone who's had a similar schedule?
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Ok so how does this look?

Developmental Biology (4)
Genetics (4)
Organic Chemistry II (4)
Sociology of Families (3)
Orchestral Ensemble (1)
 
Fundamentals of Biochemistry
Industrial Economics
World Economic History
Public Finance
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Intro to Logic

=18 credits

What do you think?

Should I be concerned about Cost-Benefit Analysis or Intro to Logic?
 
lazymd said:
Fundamentals of Biochemistry
Industrial Economics
World Economic History
Public Finance
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Intro to Logic

=18 credits

What do you think?

Should I be concerned about Cost-Benefit Analysis or Intro to Logic?
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If intro to logic is a philosophy class (like it is at my school) than no it is not difficult at least I thought.

I was not a business/finance major so I am completely clueless about business classes, with the exception of people at my university generally telling me they are easy.

You definitely have a full semester, depending on what you are doing EC wise, you shouldn't worry if you find yourself needing to drop a class.
 
Ok here's my final schedule for the spring:

Chemistry II
Physics II
Intro to Cell biology (biology II here)
Intro to engineering analysis (basically a statics class)

For 16 credits. Also doing research and volunteering
 
rcheech7 said:
If intro to logic is a philosophy class (like it is at my school) than no it is not difficult at least I thought.

I was not a business/finance major so I am completely clueless about business classes, with the exception of people at my university generally telling me they are easy.

You definitely have a full semester, depending on what you are doing EC wise, you shouldn't worry if you find yourself needing to drop a class.
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Thanks. I'm an Econ major which is slightly harder than business but nowhere as near as frustrating as Bio/Chem.

Intro to Logic is a philosophy class at my school so hopefully you're right. And I definitely plan to cut back on the ECs for this semester.

Thanks!
 
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cortana431 said:
Ok here's my final schedule for the spring:

Chemistry II
Physics II
Intro to Cell biology (biology II here)
Intro to engineering analysis (basically a statics class)

For 16 credits. Also doing research and volunteering
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This is fine. May get a bit hectic at some parts of the semester, but it should be something you should be able to handle.
 
Freshman
Fall:
College Algebra: Should end with an A (on fence)
Animal Bio: Should end with an A (on fence) (Lab averaged into 25% of total grade and i have a 75 lab grade unfortunately...)
Golf:A
Music Appreciation:A

Recommendations for my Spring semester....? As in start Chem 1 and take my second half of Bio..? Or what do you guys think?

Appreciate it!
 
RosettaStoned said:
Freshman
Fall:
College Algebra: Should end with an A (on fence)
Animal Bio: Should end with an A (on fence) (Lab averaged into 25% of total grade and i have a 75 lab grade unfortunately...)
Golf:A
Music Appreciation:A

Recommendations for my Spring semester....? As in start Chem 1 and take my second half of Bio..? Or what do you guys think?

Appreciate it!
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Its really difficult for me to tell you what classes to take as opposed to evaluating a hypothetical schedule.

You should probably take Chem 1 and Bio 2, beyond that I say since you are a freshman, to ease yourself into sciences, by taking other non-science classes. Basically this:

Spring 2013:
Chem 1
Bio 2
Non-Science (Gen-Ed)
Non-Science (Gen-Ed)

Maybe try to take English as one of your non-science classes since I don't see that in the fall schedule. Unless you have AP or something. Just take Gen-Eds that interest you and satisfy the requirements.
 
I'm thinking either..

Organic Chem II + lab
Physics I + lab
Bio II + lab
Cognitive Neuroscience

Or

Organic Chem II + lab
Physics I + lab
Spanish IV
Cognitive Neuroscience

They seem tough, but I am planning on taking the MCAT this summer so I want to make sure I'm prepared. Three labs isn't ideal, but I'm willing to work hard. Thoughts?
 
So, here's what I'm planning for spring semester.

Physics I + recitation
Organic Chem II + recitation + lab
Music Theory 2 (minor)
French literature course (gen ed; English-taught but lots of writing)
Choral ensemble (need for minor)
CREDITS: 14

Extracurricular activities
-Volunteering 4 hrs/week
-Pre-med organization (may apply for committee position)

Notes:
-I am currently a sophomore intending to major in neuroscience and minor in music.
-I was considering during research in the spring before the year began, but with my schedule for the spring, I am unsure if I would be able to fit it in. Would it be better to wait until summer before asking to work with a faculty mentor? Also, at this point, I feel unprepared for fellowship opportunities. (Anyone know any research posts on SDN that may be useful???)
*This is my first post on SDN; hope it's okay!
 
rcheech7 said:
Its really difficult for me to tell you what classes to take as opposed to evaluating a hypothetical schedule.

You should probably take Chem 1 and Bio 2, beyond that I say since you are a freshman, to ease yourself into sciences, by taking other non-science classes. Basically this:

Spring 2013:
Chem 1
Bio 2
Non-Science (Gen-Ed)
Non-Science (Gen-Ed)

Maybe try to take English as one of your non-science classes since I don't see that in the fall schedule. Unless you have AP or something. Just take Gen-Eds that interest you and satisfy the requirements.
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I came in with dual credit english I and II
Same with History
 
Dandine said:
So, here's what I'm planning for spring semester.

Physics I + recitation
Organic Chem II + recitation + lab
Music Theory 2 (minor)
French literature course (gen ed; English-taught but lots of writing)
Choral ensemble (need for minor)
CREDITS: 14

Extracurricular activities
-Volunteering 4 hrs/week
-Pre-med organization (may apply for committee position)

Notes:
-I am currently a sophomore intending to major in neuroscience and minor in music.
-I was considering during research in the spring before the year began, but with my schedule for the spring, I am unsure if I would be able to fit it in. Would it be better to wait until summer before asking to work with a faculty mentor? Also, at this point, I feel unprepared for fellowship opportunities. (Anyone know any research posts on SDN that may be useful???)
*This is my first post on SDN; hope it's okay!
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I would say if you are interested in research, get involved early. When most people start they are not really doing anything really heavy time commitment wise. The longer you are there the longer you have to get a poster/pub out.

I think between the EC's and the classes you should have no problem doing research.
 
sunflower18 said:
I'm thinking either..

Organic Chem II + lab
Physics I + lab
Bio II + lab
Cognitive Neuroscience

Or

Organic Chem II + lab
Physics I + lab
Spanish IV
Cognitive Neuroscience

They seem tough, but I am planning on taking the MCAT this summer so I want to make sure I'm prepared. Three labs isn't ideal, but I'm willing to work hard. Thoughts?
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MCAT without Physics II? :nono:

I know there are people who self-study physics II but IMO that seems really difficult to do since there is so much covered in physics II, I could never have imagined myself studying that without the class.

My vote is for the first one, but don't take the MCAT without physics II.
 
rcheech7 said:
MCAT without Physics II? :nono:

I know there are people who self-study physics II but IMO that seems really difficult to do since there is so much covered in physics II, I could never have imagined myself studying that without the class.

My vote is for the first one, but don't take the MCAT without physics II.
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What about physics 1 and 2 concurrently?
 
sunflower18 said:
What about physics 1 and 2 concurrently?
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Personally... I definitely wouldn't. I think I've read on here that someone was doing that, but if you end up struggling with it even in the slightest, you may not end up with as solid of a background as you might like to have for the MCAT - and then that doesn't really get you anywhere. That's just my two cents though.

This is my schedule so far for grad school. I doubt many people who are public health will read through this thread though so -shrugs-.

Tropical Virology - 3
Medical Entomology - 3
Public Health Law - 3
Issues in Adolescent Health - 3
Preventative Tropical Medicine - 2
Molecular Biological Methods for Public Health - 2
Parasitology Seminar - 1

Total = 17

Also plan on starting my practicum and continuing with some volunteer work. Sounds crazy I guess, but I'm surviving fine on 17 hours this semester.
 
HSUReddie said:
This is my schedule so far for grad school. I doubt many people who are public health will read through this thread though so -shrugs-.

Tropical Virology - 3
Medical Entomology - 3
Public Health Law - 3
Issues in Adolescent Health - 3
Preventative Tropical Medicine - 2
Molecular Biological Methods for Public Health - 2
Parasitology Seminar - 1

Total = 17

Also plan on starting my practicum and continuing with some volunteer work. Sounds crazy I guess, but I'm surviving fine on 17 hours this semester.
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Yeah I'm a grad student in biotechnology, so I don't really expect any solid input on my schedule. I know what I can handle and I'm sure you do to.

Sounds like a really interesting and medically relevant semester!
 
I originally posted my schedule w. physics but i officially registered and this is my schedule:

Molecular biology & biotech
Molecular biology & biotech Lab
Orgo 1
Orgo 1 lab
Calculus 1

13credits
 
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Here is what my final grad school semester is looking to be. A lot heavier then I had anticipated 🙁

Neurobiology (3)
Symbiosis (3)
Molecular Techniques Lab (3)
Seminar in Entrepreneurship (3; Online 😀)
Statistical Inference I (4)
 
Biology 2 and Lab (Honors)
Chemistry 2 and Lab (Honors)
Human anatomy and Physiology 1 and Lab
 
Freshman Spring at UIUC

MCB 150 Molecular and Cellular Basis of Life - 4 hours
MCB 151 Molecular and Cellular Basis of Life Lab (non science major so i can't opt for 200 (genetics) lab later on) - 1 hour
CHEM 104 General Chemistry II - 3 hours
CHEM 105 General Chemistry Lab II - 1 hour

(4 on bio, 5 on chem ap exams but I heard class aren't to be taken lightly regardless) (93 is a 4.0 at our school-at a borderline 94.4 in Chem I right now-hoping for a curve at the end :xf:)

PSYC 100 Intro Psych - 4 hours
CWL 114 Global Consciousness and Literature (Non-Western Gen Ed requirement) - 3 hours

Total : 16 hours

EC's
AMSA Illinois (Pre-Med Club)
ACS (American Chemical Society)
SAPHA (South Asian Pre Health Association)
Volunteer at Hospital, hopefully (Interview process starting soon)
Neuroscience Club
Starting the research hunt
 
Kishan93 said:
Freshman Spring at UIUC

MCB 150 Molecular and Cellular Basis of Life - 4 hours
MCB 151 Molecular and Cellular Basis of Life Lab (non science major so i can't opt for 200 (genetics) lab later on) - 1 hour
CHEM 104 General Chemistry II - 3 hours
CHEM 105 General Chemistry Lab II - 1 hour

(4 on bio, 5 on chem ap exams but I heard class aren't to be taken lightly regardless) (93 is a 4.0 at our school-at a borderline 94.4 in Chem I right now-hoping for a curve at the end :xf:)

PSYC 100 Intro Psych - 4 hours
CWL 114 Global Consciousness and Literature (Non-Western Gen Ed requirement) - 3 hours

Total : 16 hours

EC's
AMSA Illinois (Pre-Med Club)
ACS (American Chemical Society)
SAPHA (South Asian Pre Health Association)
Volunteer at Hospital, hopefully (Interview process starting soon)
Neuroscience Club
Starting the research hunt
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Seems fine. I would anticipate that it could get crazy during some parts of the semester but you should probably be fine.
 
Spring 13'

KNES385 MOTOR CONTROL&LEARNING
KNES360 PHYSIOLOGY OF EXERCISE
CHEM232 ORGANIC CHEM LAB I
CHEM231 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I
BSCI222 PRIN GENETICS
 
Should I take Calculus without having taken Pre-calc?! I have gotten so many mixed responses on this I am confused. My schedule would be

Chem 1102
Intro to Org/Evol Biology
Pre-Calc OR Calc 1
One more science class i have yet to determine.

come on SDN, show me the way please

oh and i'm terrible at math, i barely broken 600 on the math section of the SAT. willing to work hard though
 
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JPSmyth said:
Should I take Calculus without having taken Pre-calc?! I have gotten so many mixed responses on this I am confused. My schedule would be

Chem 1102
Intro to Org/Evol Biology
Pre-Calc OR Calc 1
One more science class i have yet to determine.

come on SDN, show me the way please

oh and i'm terrible at math, i barely broken 600 on the math section of the SAT. willing to work hard though
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Let see, calc or PRE-calc first 😉

If you're weak at math, then you def. need to take pre-cal first
 
Organic II w/ Lab
Genetics w/ Lab
Physics II w/ Lab
Computers in Science (not to be confused with computer science...two different things)
b.s. political science course

Should be relatively easy since the last two courses listed take absolutely no work to get an A in.
 
FRESHMEN!!!!!

SPRING 2013
BIO II (NO LAB; just the course.)

PHYSICS I
PHYSICS LAB

CHEM II
CHEM LAB

MAT C

WRITING SEMINAR (one of my stupid required courses)

SPEAKING SEMINAR (another stupid required course. this one lasts till march atleast which isn't that bad.)



I need help deciding if i should indeed take physics or not. The physics professor is considered one of the best at my university (well... i looked him up on ratemyprofessors.com) and i don't want to lose my chance on taking a class with him cause the fall professor is apparently the bad one -_-.
 
Josieisonfire said:
Second semester Junior here! I will be taking:

Physics II w/lab
Biochemistry
Science and the Environment w/lab
Tropical Ecology
Total credits = 18

I will also be in the hospital volunteering and doing research on campus :help:
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Junior year sucks bro, we all know that feel

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chickenonrice said:
FRESHMEN!!!!!

SPRING 2013
BIO II (NO LAB; just the course.)

PHYSICS I
PHYSICS LAB

CHEM II
CHEM LAB

MAT C

WRITING SEMINAR (one of my stupid required courses)

SPEAKING SEMINAR (another stupid required course. this one lasts till march atleast which isn't that bad.)



I need help deciding if i should indeed take physics or not. The physics professor is considered one of the best at my university (well... i looked him up on ratemyprofessors.com) and i don't want to lose my chance on taking a class with him cause the fall professor is apparently the bad one -_-.
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If you are going to take physics I would drop something else. Maybe whatever mat C is? Or writing. Those may not be difficult but classes can still be time consuming, I would avoid taking a heavy load with 3 sciences as a freshman,

But you are a freshman, you have plenty of time to take physics, say next spring.
 
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chickenonrice said:
FRESHMEN!!!!!

SPRING 2013
BIO II (NO LAB; just the course.)

PHYSICS I
PHYSICS LAB

CHEM II
CHEM LAB

MAT C

WRITING SEMINAR (one of my stupid required courses)

SPEAKING SEMINAR (another stupid required course. this one lasts till march atleast which isn't that bad.)



I need help deciding if i should indeed take physics or not. The physics professor is considered one of the best at my university (well... i looked him up on ratemyprofessors.com) and i don't want to lose my chance on taking a class with him cause the fall professor is apparently the bad one -_-.
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When are you taking the bio II lab?
 
I'll bite,
Biochemistry Major;

Organic 1 with lab (5 credits total)

College algebra (3 credits, Online course)

Russian Language 1 (4 credits, Foreign language requirement for my school)

Bioethics (3 credits)

Debating adding an upper div writing requirement to the list, class is based around writing a grant proposal for research funding.

Anyone think that the addition of the writing class will be too much?
 
@rcheech7:I can't drop neither math c or writing! math c is the third part of our calc sequence. most people just have 2 parts which are like calc 1 and 2. we have mat a/b/c. it sucks but whatever...

Writing is necessary as a freshmen. I wasn't able to take it in the fall but i can take it now. the professor isn't half bad either... (she has a 4.2 on ratemyprof).


@Dportorreal: bio lab isn't offered at all in the spring semester. i plan on taking that next year fall along with orgo+orgolab. it is supposed to be one of the hardest lab course at our school.
 
Future MD DDubs said:
I'll bite,
Biochemistry Major;

Organic 1 with lab (5 credits total)

College algebra (3 credits, Online course)

Russian Language 1 (4 credits, Foreign language requirement for my school)

Bioethics (3 credits)

Debating adding an upper div writing requirement to the list, class is based around writing a grant proposal for research funding.

Anyone think that the addition of the writing class will be too much?
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I think you'll be able to manage. O-chem and lab will (obviously) take up a LOT of your time, but the rest of your schedule isn't too bad.
 
Spring 2013 schedule

Double major in Microbiology and Philosophy

1. Organic Chem II (lecture only) [4]
2. Organic Chem I lab [2]
3. Introductory Microbiology + Lab [5]
4. Microbial Pathogenesis and Immunobiology [3]
5. Philosophy of Religion [3] *grad level course*
6. P/F course about proteomics, genomics and bioethics research [1]
7. Thesis research for both majors (about 2 credits for each, maybe)

Should I drop pathogenesis/immunobiology and add biochemistry instead? biochemistry is offered every semester (including summer) but I don't know if I should take it now or wait until summer.
 
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