http://talk.collegeconfidential.com en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:27:12 GMT vBulletin 30 http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/images/misc/rss.jpg http://talk.collegeconfidential.com http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/813630-3-0-first-semester-sophomore-gpa-bad-pre-med.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:20:01 GMT I got 3.7 GPA my first year of college at a community college. Now I have transferred to a four year college as a sophomore and got 3.0 GPA my first semester. Does this look bad? Am I no longer competitive for med school? Class schedule Gen chem 2 Calc 2 Physics/w calc And a one credit seminar class 13 hours totall. I got all B’s in my classes. I got 3.7 GPA my first year of college at a community college. Now I have transferred to a four year college as a sophomore and got 3.0 GPA my first semester. Does this look bad? Am I no longer competitive for med school?

Class schedule
Gen chem 2
Calc 2
Physics/w calc
And a one credit seminar class

13 hours totall. I got all B’s in my classes. ]]> Pre-Med Topics trustabdy-181728 http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/813630-3-0-first-semester-sophomore-gpa-bad-pre-med.html http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/813421-feeling-good-about-going-med-school-until-i-read.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:25:25 GMT Letter to a Future Doctor.... HopeandHealing.org - Letter to a Future Doctor (http://hopeandhealing.org/contentPage.aspx?resource_id=355) how much of this do you think is true? Letter to a Future Doctor....

HopeandHealing.org - Letter to a Future Doctor


how much of this do you think is true? ]]> Pre-Med Topics slopemedstudent-314354 http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/813421-feeling-good-about-going-med-school-until-i-read.html http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/813272-exercise-science-med-school.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:05:10 GMT IS this ok to do? I have decided to either major in this or Biomedical Engineering. Would one be better than the other? I will have a AP credit in Calculus 1 if that matters at all. thanks IS this ok to do? I have decided to either major in this or Biomedical Engineering. Would one be better than the other? I will have a AP credit in Calculus 1 if that matters at all.
thanks ]]> Pre-Med Topics David123-150777 http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/813272-exercise-science-med-school.html http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/813102-math-req-med-school.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:38:18 GMT because i passed AP calc BC with a 3..
i got exempted from Math Calc 2A class.
at our university, calc course is divided into 2 qtrs..math calc 2a/ 2b
i naturally took 2b because i got opted out from 2a...
but i hear med school don't accept ap credits. (what's the whole point of taking AP classes then.. -_-)
anyways in order to satisfy med school's calc req, i'd have to take another calc class...right?
well i certainly don't want to take upper div calc class...but i can't take 2a again either....administration won't give me credit even if i ace the class..
so i was thinking...is it possible to just take math calc 2a equivalent at community college and get the grade from there?
so my question is..

a grade i earned from community college in math 2a
a grade i (already) earned from my university in math 2b

will those satisfy med school req on math?




our school operates on a quarter system so one academic year consists of 3 quarters..so a full year of calc is 2 qtrs worth(math 2a/2b) here at our university... does that matter?

to make the discussion easier, would it help if i attended one of the UC (university of california) schools?

so basically i have the follow stats right now:

Calc 2A (1 qtr worth) - got a credit from AP test
Calc 2B (1 qtr worth) - got a grade from our university
Statistics (1 qtr worth)- got a grade from our university..

with the following math classes...am i safe for most med schools? ]]> Pre-Med Topics corporateflea-115637 http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/813102-math-req-med-school.html http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/812134-bioe-premed-classes.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:09:26 GMT First of all sorry if I am repeating the question.
D is sophomore majoring in bioengineering at Rice. As for pre med reqs, she opted out of gen chem with AP credits and is now taking organic chem . She has to take bio reactions and biomaterials for her major which are said to be higher level biochem courses and are listed under BioE not Bios department. My question is 1. How do med schools view this and she still needs to take gen chem. 2. Do other bioE classes count for science gpa. Is it true if the course is listed under Engineering dept then they don't count . ]]> Pre-Med Topics samom-99563 http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/812134-bioe-premed-classes.html