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Check out the school's curriculum to see what classes you could take to prepare for. For example, biochemistry is a common first course in graduate school so this may be a good course to take. Although some schools consider this course solely a chemistry elective, but some allow you to take it for biology credit. I would put major consideration into a cell biology course or possibly a problem based course to prepare you for problem based learning.
Hope this helps a little bit.
Hope this helps a little bit.
Cell and molecular. I took it at my school, because it was required for my bio minor plus it was a prereq for micro. But, I thought it was a relevant class, although I haven't taken the OAT so I don't know how much of that is actually on the test.
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Why do you wish you had more knowledge of plant taxonomy?
Also, why is cell and molec such a great class to take? i have not taken it, but I have considered it. It is one of my school's most difficult science classes and very few take it unless they have already been accepted to their school of choice because they are afraid of the grade they will receive in it.
My question then would involve how beneficial this class is.
Also, why is cell and molec such a great class to take? i have not taken it, but I have considered it. It is one of my school's most difficult science classes and very few take it unless they have already been accepted to their school of choice because they are afraid of the grade they will receive in it.
My question then would involve how beneficial this class is.
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that's what i would take
that's what i would take
Cell and molec is a great class because it teaches you the fundamentals of basic life processes which I personally think is pretty important. I haven't taken the OAT yet but I feel like a good amount of that information would be on the test. It doesn't have a bad rep at my school (that would be our organic chem, it is the WORST), but if it's that difficult, I would suggest taking it over the summer at a different school. That's what I did for physics.
The classes from that list that I think would help you most after you got into optometry school would be histology and pharmacology. Cell/Molec bio might be more interesting, though, and would also help -- though, honestly, the cell bio in OD school is pretty basic.
Good luck with your choices!
Good luck with your choices!
One of the reasons I suggested Cell & Molecular is because at our school most of the curriculum was problem-based and many previous graduates said that it was by far the best preparation for the next level. Although your school may differ in the type of curriculum.
