Originally posted by imperator
Heeeey, dpark74. You want to Madison, right? I'm here now as a freshman, and I'm starting to do my pre-med req's. Did you yours here? How was the difficulty of the school in general? Any advice?
Gooo badgas!
Madison kicks A$$! Both academically and socially. Don't forget to relax while studying.
I highly recommend taking Chem 109 110 (I took this) or 115 116 series and not 103 104. The reason is that it covers everything you will encounter on the MCAT (I got a 12 in phys. sciences) Also, I took physics 201 202 and not 207 208 because the latter series is geared towards engineers.
If you have an opportunity to take 343 345 with Burke and Gellman (special honors) I highly recommend it since I learned a tremendous amount. Also, take Biocore 301-...? since it provides a very good foundation of biological reasoning. (I got a 13 in bio sciences.)
UW is an excellent school especially for the money (if you're in-state). If you look at the grad school rankings, you will find UW consistently within the top 15 (more often in top 10) in the sciences.
Of course, the sequences that I have mentioned are difficult, but are you there to learn or get good grades. If you ask me, if you like to learn, grades will come naturally. If you don't, go with the easier sequences.