<p>Some questions about courses at Tufts:</p>
<li><p>Are there any especially good/bad classes at Tufts that you would recommend for or against?</p></li>
<li><p>Are there any especially good/bad professors at Tufts that you can name?</p></li>
<li><p>Are there any especially easy classes at Tufts that you would suggest?</p></li>
<li><p>Are there any especially hard classes at Tufts?</p></li>
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<p>Especially hard but extremely useful for the MCATs:</p>
<p>Bio 13 (the introductory biology course)
Chem 1 (introductory chemistry course)</p>
<p>They are notoriously difficult, but you will know the material so well for the MCATs that most students say that they were very well prepared.</p>
<p>Hard classes:
*bio, chem, and engineering
*Intro languages are supposed to be pretty rigorous (French, Spanish) - not for true beginners</p>
<p>Take 8:30 am math courses - the best profs. teach those.</p>
<p>I loved all of the professors in the Classics dep’t.</p>
<p>As far as international relations goes… is it really worth it to major in it? I ask because I really don’t know if I want to study eight semesters of a language. Would double majoring in Economics and Poly Sci be as beneficial?</p>
<p>Yeah, I have 10 years of Hindi, 4 of Marathi, 2 of French and been speaking another few concurrently but not in school, as well English all my life. I really don’t think I should have to complete a language requirement especially since I’m multilingual.</p>
<p>Should premeds take the Chemical Fundamentals/Chemical Principles (the easier one) or General Chemistry 11,12 (the harder one)?</p>
<p>Actually chemical fundamentals, chem 1, is harder than chem 11/12 (the honors version). Chem 1 is designed to negate any previous AP experience, leveling the ground for all students. Trust me, it’s definitely very rewarding when you get through that entire year of hard work :)</p>
<p>Are you sure? The description of General Chemistry says:“Topics covered are the same as in Chemistry 1 and 2, but discussed in greater detail and with a higher degree of mathematical rigor.”</p>
<p>It may be more mathematically rigorous, but the workload and the difficulty of chem 1 is more difficult. You can ask other students, but no ever really complains about chem 11 and 12.</p>
<p>Chem 1 & 2 are good for pre-meds. Chem 11 and 12, I think, are designed for people with some AP experience, esp. the chemical engineers. A lot of what you go over in 11 and 12 (from what I’ve heard) gives a good background for physical chemistry - but you won’t really get into that in chem 1 & 2.</p>
<p>Yes, the IR major is worth it. Much better than poli sci + econ - because IR is so darn well-respected at Tufts. IR will also force you to focus in on a country or area (so you do that language and study in it some upper-level courses), which is what you do not get in poli sci & econ.</p>
<p>I’m curious, what type of job can people get with an IR major? Also, would it be possible to double major in IR and Bio (not pre-med)?</p>
<p>FWIW my son just declared himself officially as a biochem major, and is hoping to apply to med school. He opted for chem 11 and 12. He reports that the honors classes have less grunt work (problem sets) for homework than 1 & 2, but 11 and 12 are certainly quite challenging and those taking it do indeed “complain” about it, not due to the workload but the difficulty of the material they have to master. And yeah, he had chem ap experience and got an 5 on the test.</p>
<p>I would think if one were going to apply to med school it would appear pretty impressive that one opted for and aced the honors level chem classes vs. the “regular” chemistry classes. But then again I’m just surmising… I don’t know if med school adcoms even look at stuff like that. </p>
<p>Regarding languages, don’t forget that you may easily test out of at least some of the language requirements. They give the tests during freshman orientation.</p>
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<p>Okay, I’m still confused about the Chem 1,2 vs 11,12 thing.</p>
<p>How can a less rigorous class (Chem 1, 2) have more work than a more rigorous class (Chem 11, 12)? I think I might be missing something here because, right now, it sounds to me like saying that a college prep class has more work than an AP class.</p>
<p>Also, why would premeds want to take Chem 1, 2 instead of honors?</p>
<p>if you want information about professors, you can go to <a href=“http://www.ratemyprofessor.com%5B/url%5D”>www.ratemyprofessor.com</a> where students rate their professors on the basis of easiness, interest, etc. its very helpful.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.tuftsreview.com%5B/url%5D”>www.tuftsreview.com</a> is also a good site for looking at student opinions. </p>
<p>I’ve had great experiences with my political science classes, and most of the social sciences are great courses too.</p>
<p>wow this site is excellent abs… thanks for the link!</p>