Upper Division Scheduling MCB - Immunology + Math Minor

tastybeef
Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:38:57 +0000

You should probably drop MCB 102 in the summer because the immuno track requires the MCB 100 series. Infectious diseases track requires MCB 102 though, if that’s what you meant.
Taking MCB 136, MCB 104, Physics 8B, and Chem 3BL in the fall shouldn’t be too hard. However, this depends on how strong your academic record is. Chem 3BL is a complete waste of time. It takes no effort to get an A. Physics 8B, on the other hand, is quite different. I took it with Shapiro and found the class to be wildly abstract in comparison to the kinematics stuff in 8A. I don’t hear many complaints about MCB 136 or MCB 104, so I’m guessing they’re not that bad. Good job on choosing to take MCB 136 rather than IB 132; the latter is an awful class.
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MCB upper-divs are, by far, more interesting and in-depth than lower div classes. For better or worse, most exams are composed of short-answer responses with a significant emphasis on experimental design. It requires some memorization, but mostly understanding the concepts. This leaves room for lots of tricky questions.
I’m not a math major, but here’s what I have to say from a bio perspective: minor in stats. It’s a lot more useful than math since research in bio requires a lot of data crunching.