Taking courses out of sequence

Bigredmed
Tue, 29 May 2012 21:35:55 +0000

What’s your major?

It’s been so long since I was involved in the MCAT - over 6 years at this point - that I’m not entirely aware of the changes on the bio section. But I was under the impression that evolution was getting increasing weight. Certainly back in my day, evolution was a fair game topic and at least one Hardy-Weinburg equation was likely a given. But someone else can answer that question better.

Looking at it…I think some of it depends on your major. Bio 125 seems like a more effective use of your time in terms of getting you into upper level courses. That assumes that Biochem really doesn’t require any other bio courses. If at all possible, I’d try to talk to some upperclassman who knows what they’re talking about. If you aren’t a bio major and thus have flexibility, the upperclassman’s opinion on the classes and in particular the profs that are teaching them could put you in the best position possible. If the prof for one of these courses is particularly outstanding that’d be the best choice. The other option would be just to hold off until spring semester in terms of biology, focusing instead on doing well in chemistry (since that sequence does go in order and you need to complete more chemistry than anything else).