<p>stay put and only major in one thing</p>
<p>like only biology?</p>
<p>sure, or only econ, whichever u r more interested in</p>
<p>becuz you think it’s really tough right?
what about if i major in eco and doing premed? will that be easier than dbl in bio and eco? so there will be less required courses? will it will hurt my mcat, rite? cuz i learn less knowledge about bio.</p>
<p>1.) First off, your econ major is a good foundation for many things. Second, teaching is not that bad a job. Third, the bio degree could still provide a background into biomedical research. Fourth, many jobs couldn’t care less what your major is as long as you demonstrate the relevant skills for their job.</p>
<p>2.) Don’t forget, however, that medical school and the MCAT are both VERY writing/reading intensive. Avoiding these subjects will only make those two things harder.</p>
<p>I’m an Econ premed, and I’ve been loving it.</p>
<p>thank you. so for eco and bio, which major should i choose? is one yr bio sufficient for mcat?</p>
<p>and you think engineering is MUCH more work for me right?</p>
<p>thanks again</p>
<p>I would advocate four or five semesters of bio for premedical purposes, including both the MCAT and… well, actually (gasp) preparing yourself for medical school. (Principles, Genetics/Cell Bio, Physiology, maybe Micro. Also Biochem.)</p>
<p>Pick whichever major you like better. Econ will overlap less with premed requirements, but that’s worth it if you like econ more. Otherwise, go with bio. Medical schools don’t care.</p>
<p>again, i have the question that how easy mcat is. if i take the easy classes, and get high gpas,do i still have sufficient knowledge for mcat?
is mcat as easy as SAT math?</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>i think it is a general rule that esay classes can guarantee that 4.0 gpa but it’s bad for the long run. the mcat is NOT as easy as SAT. I heard from my friends that although the verbal section on the SAT resembles that of the MCAT, the MCAT verbal questions runs deeper than just what’s the main idea. The MCAT is long and strenuous and you really have to have a full grasp of the concepts of each section. if you take easy courses, you have to work extra hard outside of classes all the time , which i think is a waste since you could be doing other things</p>
<p>right, but i just don’t kno whether or not i should take the harder classes. i have been told many times that adcoms don’t care about how hard the classes are. they only care about how high our gpas are. so, i can’t judge whether the classes are extra harder than premed needs.</p>
<p>
So much harder - not to mention on different subject matter, curved for different targets, and curved on a different population - that no comparison could possibly be made. It’s a weird question to be asking, frankly.</p>
<p>Besides all this, Kaplan is awesome anyway.</p>
<p>Now, I think you are really asking, “Should I take more than the standard premed requirements?” The answer is, that’s up to you, but I’d recommend a couple extra bio courses, animal physiology in particular. Biochem and Anatomy will prepare you very well for medical school, but they’re not especially crucial for the MCAT.</p>
<p>Generally speaking, too, make sure that your English skills are extremely strong. The MCAT is an extremely verbal-based test, even the science sections, and if you are a slow reader or have trouble with English, that will harm you on all sections.</p>
<p>Finally, also, I want to warn you that your MCAT score must be balanced. A 15-15-6 nets you a 36, which is a very good score overall, but the 6 will mean that you will probably not get into any medical schools despite your overall 36. One of the ways your MCAT score is evaluated is based on your lowest subsection, which means that you really must balance your score. For many kids, this means a disproportionate amount of time spent on verbal practice.</p>
<p>PYX,</p>
<p>If I understand you correctly, you are not really asking about “hard” vs. “easy” classes, because the only way to change that would be to change colleges. My guess is that you are asking about “advanced” vs. “intro” classes, and for that, I’d say: only a few extra.</p>
<p>thank you for replying promptly guys.
well, i am thinking about choosing which teacher (sections) currently. one section is easier but learn less, and the other section is harder but learn more. that class is intro bio. i don’t kno having the harder teachers is necessary or not.</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>and this is another my question in another thread:
how much does EC matter for med school?
does med school care about EC? i mean like for undergra admission, the adcoms often consider whether they have included various ppl to keep their sports teams or orchestra etc still glorious. but does med school admission consider that too?</p>
<p>are there some EC activities in med school? and does med school still pay attention to whether their teams lose or win?</p>
<p>thank you</p>
<p>actually, my point is whether it’s necessary to develop some new speical skill during undergra years.</p>
<p>Can you describe how much more you’ll learn? In what ways is it harder?</p>
<p>In other words, if the curve distributions are the same, but you cover more material in the second one, I’d recommend that (pending what the extra material is).</p>
<p>But if the second one has a harder curve, then the extra material probably isn’t worth it.</p>
<p>If the harder curve will motivate you to study more AND you are confident that that will help you in the class, then that IS worth it.</p>
<p>Etc. Do you see what I mean? There’s information we’re still missing.</p>
<p>For example, my physics class was “harder” than the normal one in that it assigned much harder homework. The curve at the end was much more generous, though, so that was a good idea.</p>
<p>Wait…so med. schools do favor harder/more advanced courses? Basically, a more rigorous load? Similar to how undergrad. colleges might appreciate an AP-heavy curriculum?</p>
<p>No, no, that’s not what I’m saying. (The answer, actually, is yes, but it’s so small a factor that premeds should ignore it unless they’re sure they can ace everything.)</p>
<p>What I’m saying is that some undergrad courses are “harder” in terms of material and workload but “easier” in terms of the grades they give out in the end. These courses, I recommend.</p>
<p>and, is there any rule for how to distribute the time on verbal section? like if i want to train myself to practice one passage a day. how long should i give to myself?</p>
<p>thx</p>
<p>It depends. Some passages are longer than others (varies b/w 5-10 questions). You should typically give yourself 2-3 min to read the passage + approx. 1 min per question.</p>
<p>thanks.
and, do i need to specifically memorize thousands of vocabularies?
so far, i haven’t seen there are many hard vocabularies like SAT sentence completion.</p>
<p>i think i just need to read large range of materials to practice comprehension and speed. am i right?</p>
<p>thanks</p>