UF inorganic chem requirement question

[chiripero]

It states in the MSAR that 1 year of inorganic chemistry (with lab) is required for admission. Do they mean what everyone else calls "general chemistry" or do they mean the upper level inorganic chemistry courses???

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[Medikit]

It states in the MSAR that 1 year of inorganic chemistry (with lab) is required for admission. Do they mean what everyone else calls "general chemistry" or do they mean the upper level inorganic chemistry courses???

They mean general chem, and yes it bothers me that they just say "inorganic" since it's not really inorganic as much as it is general.

 

[snowhite]

Yes, just general chemistry

 

[chiripero]

Thanks for your replies

 

[fullefect1]

so general is fullfilling this requirements, then why are they listing it as inorganic? Why don't they just put "general"?

 

[deuist]

so general is fullfilling this requirements, then why are they listing it as inorganic? Why don't they just put "general"?

Because UF's admission committee is ******ed. I should know -- I've dealt with them enough. They require students to take biochemistry as well. In addition, they only want microbiology majors -- the ones that they train. Forget about coming here if you did engineering or humanities. Strangely, they are fond of business students.

 

[movingonup]

Because UF's admission committee is ******ed. I should know -- I've dealt with them enough. They require students to take biochemistry as well. In addition, they only want microbiology majors -- the ones that they train. Forget about coming here if you did engineering or humanities. Strangely, they are fond of business students.

Firstly, a couple of schools require biochemistry before admission. Not just UF. On top of that I am a humanities and bio major (not microbiology) and I did just fine in getting in. An aquaintence who goes to my undergrad got in as an English major. I don't know any business majors in this class (though I do hope that there are some as it would give a different perspective). My roomate for next year is an industrial engineering major at UF. Your whole post is full of unfounded assumptions. Sounds like sour grapes...

 

[oudoc08]

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[MedJoe]

Because UF's admission committee is ******ed. I should know -- I've dealt with them enough. They require students to take biochemistry as well. In addition, they only want microbiology majors -- the ones that they train. Forget about coming here if you did engineering or humanities. Strangely, they are fond of business students.

Nonsense. Your opinion over trivial semantics clearly shows the true reason for your irritation. So are/were you an engineering or humanities major?

All types of applicants have been given acceptances. Sure, a lot of them are science majors. But this is typical of all med schools. Tons (but not all) of premeds major in the sciences because they are either 1) not confident that they will be able to handle the MCAT and/or med. school curriculum without doing so or 2) are not informed that it really doesn't matter what you major in.

Concerning the Biochem. requirement, I believe that all med schools should require it. First of all, Biochem (at least UF's biochem) is not hard at all. Second, it's the only med prereq. that even resembles an actual med. school class: numerous professors for the same class, 80+ pages of notes per exam, heavy memorization, etc. Classes such as physics, gen. chem, and orgo. are all just weed outs. Only about 2-5% percent of their material is needed in med. school.

 

[chiripero]

"Classes such as physics, gen. chem, and orgo. are all just weed outs. Only about 2-5% percent of their material is needed in med. school."

-- I agree with everything else you said but this last part is BS. 2-5%, where'd you get that figure? med. school?

 

[MedJoe]

"Classes such as physics, gen. chem, and orgo. are all just weed outs. Only about 2-5% percent of their material is needed in med. school."

-- I agree with everything else you said but this last part is BS. 2-5%, where'd you get that figure? med. school?

When I was completing these useless classes (useless for med. school that is), my roommate was a MS2. When something was unclear, I would often ask him for help. His reply was usually something like "I have no idea and haven't used that stuff since undergrad." Also, from talking to dozens of other medical students, attending numerous med. classes, and looking over the med. curriculum myself.

 

[WalterSobchakk]

In addition, they only want microbiology majors -- the ones that they train. Forget about coming here if you did engineering or humanities. Strangely, they are fond of business students.

What are you talking about?? 😕

This is from USNews from last year. Just about every other school has at least 50% bio majors.

Undergraduate Majors
Biological sciences (biology, microbiology, zoology, etc.): 24%
Physical sciences (biochemistry, chemistry, engineering, etc.): 29%
Non-sciences (sociology, economics, English, etc.): 22%
Other health professions (nursing, pharmacy, etc.): 1%
Mixed disciplines and other: 24%

Also, from MS1 friends, I hear that they choose most decent schools over UF and waitlist most UF kids just because they know they'll hang around. That could just be sour grapes on their part though 🙄

I do agree that it's stupid not to call it general though, because I'm pretty sure that even UF offers a class called inorganic chemistry that's more advanced than general chm.