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I only have room to fit in 3 more classes before I graduate.
Out of

Biochemistry
Microbiology
Immunology
Analytical chemistry
Genetics
Animal Physiology

which three should I take that would benefit me the most as a prepharm undergrad?
 
vaioman08 said:
I only have room to fit in 3 more classes before I graduate.
Out of

Biochemistry
Microbiology
Immunology
Analytical chemistry
Genetics
Animal Physiology

which three should I take that would benefit me the most as a prepharm undergrad?
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Microbio, Biochem and Animal Physio are actually required courses for a lot of schools, at least here in CA. I'd take those, so you could apply to more schools.
 
vaioman08 said:
I only have room to fit in 3 more classes before I graduate.
Out of

Biochemistry
Microbiology
Immunology
Analytical chemistry
Genetics
Animal Physiology

which three should I take that would benefit me the most as a prepharm undergrad?
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You should take micro and biochem for sure as the above post said, not sure about the third course tho
 
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If none of those are required for the school you are going to apply to. Then i would take Micro, Biochem, and Immunology. I think those would benefit you the most in pharmacy school. But, check the pre reqs. Most require Micro, some require biochem, and i've heard of a few requiring Immunology.
 
Micro, Biochem and Animal Phys... I think micro is required for a lot of schools and biochem and physiology will give you a head start in pharm school.
 
I would pick biochem, micro, immunology. If you are interested in going into research, analytical is a good class.
 
BlueCrayon said:
I'd avoid analytical like the plague!! 😱:laugh:
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I can say that I am glad I took it now that it is over. But yeah...it wasn't easy. It was really helpful though because we did a lot of acid/base and solubility chemistry as well as learning about a variety of different analytical techniques (HPLC, GC, mass spec, etc.) We also used a lot of statistics to analyze our lab results, as opposed to just doing problems from a book. This class taught me to use Excell very well.

Anyway, it probably is not directly relevant to pharmacy practice, but there are many things that I was able to take away from it. Really though, if you are not planning on working in a research lab, you probably don't need it.
 
Analytical chem is terrible. 2 semesters of it!!!👎

I would agree with the biochem, micro, and immunology.

Although genetics is very interesting IMO.
 
Biochem, Immunology, and animal phys. I haven't found micro to really be helpful, but animal phys was EXTREMELY helpful for physiology. What schools will you be applying to?
 
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