What recommended pre-reqs have you done?

[Maeby Funke]

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Other than what's formally required, what recommended prereqs have you tacked on?

I've taken human A&P (among other animal physio courses) , genetics, microbiology, nutrition, and cell bio. I have some room in my schedule next year for others, but I'm debating whether it would be better to take difficult courses like molecular bio or biochemistry and risk getting a B or a C, or if I should stick with easy-A stuff that will inflate my GPA since I've already gotten consistent A's in a number of upper-division bio courses.

 

[ISUBird100]

None, unless neurobiology counts? I didn't decide on the medical route until last year (my junior year). I won't even have time to finish all the pre-reqs before I graduate (taking Orgo II this Summer).

I'm going to have some loans to pay off from undergrad, so staying for a 5th year and taking more science classes won't work for me right now.

 

[Mazdave]

Biochem has become required at enough schools that if you have the room it's probably a good one to take -- it's also on the recommended list at most schools even if it's not mandatory.

 

[Maeby Funke]

Biochem has become required at enough schools that if you have the room it's probably a good one to take -- it's also on the recommended list at most schools even if it's not mandatory.

Is it pretty much essential to take organic chemistry before biochem? O-chem is listed as a pre-req for the class, and I've only had minor exposure to it. I'll be taking O chem in the fall and plan to start studying it over the summer, but that probably won't give me enough of an understanding to conquer biochem, will it?

 

[Frazier]

Other than what's formally required, what recommended prereqs have you tacked on?

I've taken human A&P (among other animal physio courses) , genetics, microbiology, nutrition, and cell bio. I have some room in my schedule next year for others, but I'm debating whether it would be better to take difficult courses like molecular bio or biochemistry and risk getting a B or a C, or if I should stick with easy-A stuff that will inflate my GPA since I've already gotten consistent A's in a number of upper-division bio courses.

There is no such thing as "recommended pre-reqs".
Being a 'pre-req' means that it is required - they aren't merely recommended, they are mandatory.

Now concerning what "recommended coursework" was taken.... Biochem and stats.
😀

 

[Maeby Funke]

There is no such thing as "recommended pre-reqs".
Being a 'pre-req' means that it is required - they aren't merely recommended, they are mandatory.

Now concerning what "recommended coursework" was taken.... Biochem and stats.
😀

Haha, ok, bad wording.

 

[rHinO1]

Not all necessarily recommended, but...

Genetics
Metabolic biochemistry
Molecular biology
Immunology
Physiology I
Physiology II
A&P
Molecular Basis of Human Disease
Statistics
Drugs & Behavior
Drugs, Addiction, & Mental Disorders
Circadian Rythm's & Biological Clocks
Aids science & Society