<p>Typically, I’d say genetics. However, the form I took had a ton of microbio but I think that was just an anomaly.</p>
<p>are genetics, physiology etc. courses really important? i am planning to take the new mcat at the end of my sophmore yr, which means i can just finish all the premed requirement, and mayb plus cell biology, will that be such a disadvantage for me if i just take the prep. courses and study by myself?</p>
<p>for the new mcat takers, when do you think is the best time to take it if we wanna submit our applications EARLY? if we take it during school in our junior year, it’s gonna be a lot of hassle</p>
<p>what kind of things in the mcats are related to microbiology and genetics? I’ve heard that the genetics on the mcats are simple mendelian genetics that we should have learned already in general biology. But what about microbiology? what is that about? have we learned most of it in general bio?</p>
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<p>When I took the MCAT and from others experience:</p>
<p>Genetics
-transcription/translation
-epistasis
-mendelian
-histone modification (acetylation/methylation)
-pleiotropy
-polygenic inheritance
-mutatgenesis</p>
<p>Microbiology
-growth curve (lag to exp to stationary to death)</p>
<h2>-characteristics of different microbes (protista, yeast, etc)</h2>
<p>You really don’t need any additional courses outside of intro bio. The information that the MCAT tests is extremely basic and limited. But if you were to take some upper level bio courses, I’d suggest genetics, physiology, and biochem.</p>
<p>“You really don’t need any additional courses outside of intro bio. The information that the MCAT tests is extremely basic and limited”</p>
<p>lol you make it sound like the MCATs easy. Why doesn’t everyone get a 45?</p>
<p>Because it’s curved.</p>
<p>Because it’s not a test of knowledge. It’s a test of critical thinking and using the information given to you in a new way.</p>
<p>For example, a common passage type present in all three sections is to present you with two different theories about how a certain scientific phenomena came to be or how two different interpretations arise from a particular literary work. One of the most common questions in this sort of compare/contrast passage type is like this:</p>
<p>Assuming that all of the following are true, which one would most help Author 1’s position:</p>
<p>A: blah blah blah
B: yadda yadda yadda
C: whatever
D: click clack</p>
<p>Or they may give you a new piece of information and ask you how it impacts both positions presented. </p>
<p>When these passages/questions appear in the science sections, they require you to have a sufficient background understanding of the science being discussed in order for you to properly understand and analyze the information and how the new info changes what you’ve seen already, but never directly test your knowledge of whatever science is being used…</p>
<p>Yes there are some questions that do simply ask you which RNA Polyermase is responsible for transcribing mRNA vs tRNA, but the majority of the test is about critical thinking.</p>
<p>I’m new to this,but I have a high school junior currently looking at colleges (B.C., Villanova,UVA). But as a 21 year partner in a very busy and successfull surgery practice in Pittsburgh, I’d like to dispel some misgivings that I’ve read on these threads. 1. you know what they call you when you graduate from med school?-DOCTOR, not Yale doctor, Duke doctor, etc…2. what med school you graduate from has little to do with what residency/fellowship you get 3. all the above have very little to do with youR success as a physican. What matters are what type of person you are, compassion, dedication,hard work, people skills and I could go on forever. Stop and think, "where did YOUR doctor go to undergrad/med school? You probably don’t even know. Time to get off the high horses and refocus on what is important, not “THE BEST THIS OR THE BEST THAT”!</p>
<p>Which is exactly what we’ve been trying to tell them here:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=213924[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=213924</a></p>
<p>Sorry, I had to get that off my chest.</p>
<p>I agree with you vito. Many of the high schoolers and college freshmen can’t get their head out of the numbers and ranking game.</p>
<p>I’m thinking about taking all of my writing/English classes over summer quarters. Any reason why I shouldn’t do this?</p>
<p>The main reason I’m thinking of doing this is so I can focus on my major classes in the regular year.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?p=4216048[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?p=4216048</a></p>
<p>How many medical schools actually require a full year of English? For me, that would be three courses in English.</p>
<p>I checked UCI’s and they require only one course. UCSF and UCSD don’t even have English course requirements.</p>
<p>Thanks again</p>
<p>Actually, that’s a bad question. It’s better not to limit myself right? I checked Drexel for example and they do require a full year.</p>
<p>I’m just reluctant to take any English courses because other than freshmen year in HS, I’ve never gotten an A in an English course.</p>
<p>I’m anticipating a NO to this question. Are writing courses from the PHILOSOPHY, HISTORY or COMMUNICATION STUDIES departments accepted for the writing requirement? Reason I’m asking is that UCLA has its own internal writing requirement and I’m hoping that they overlap, but probably not based on an e-mail I got from an arbitrary medical school I e-mailed.</p>
<p>Writing courses: <a href=“http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/soc/writing.htm[/url]”>http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/soc/writing.htm</a></p>
<p>So in general, people start preparing their applications the summer before senior year right? If applications are due in October, when are interviews conducted, especially since some may be cross-country?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=328863[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=328863</a></p>
<p>Ookla: did you take english 3? if you did then that’s one quarter of english taken care of. I would suggest English 100W and English 131C (the summer right before you apply). 131C will basically help you with ur personal statements (**i think). Then you need to take one more. English is pretty hard at UCLA (esp since you need to take english 4w before any of the other english courses).
btw, 100W and 131C are both from the department of english composition.</p>
<p>Hi bruinboy,</p>
<p>I passed out of English 3 with the AP exam. I do plan to take 100W and I didn’t notice 131C. Thanks for that. I think I’ll probably take a comparative literature course for the last one.</p>