CHP Bio Major. Need Advice ASAP!

aldfig0
Thu, 18 Sep 2014 09:26:25 +0000

Ouch. I forgot how intensive the honors requirements are. I guess you can try out your current schedule until the drop deadline and then make a decision on whether to keep or drop Bio 93 (I don’t know if you have to inform a counselor about this or not since you’re majoring in biological sciences - I chose not to skip it but I didn’t have as hard of a schedule). Factor in a bit higher of a workload if you choose to do this because your classes will probably get harder over time and the workload at 2 weeks into the quarter might not be perfectly indicative of the workload required at, say 7 weeks into the quarter.

In my opinion it is not necessary to take Bio 93 to do well in Bio 97-99 as those classes start from the basics anyway (at least when I took those classes), and there’s plenty of help available from Bio Sci Peer Tutoring or LARC if you’re having trouble. However, I don’t know how rigorous your AP Biology class was or how much you remember so ultimately this decision is up to you. If you decide to skip these classes and regret it later for some reason keep in mind that both Bio 93 and 94 have been uploaded in their entirety to Youtube - you don’t have to be behind your peers in knowledge.