UW Honors - premed schedule and undergrad research?

speedsolver
Sun, 24 Apr 2011 16:37:40 +0000

Definitely take Chem first. You need some chem to get into bio, and you need chem for ochem, etc. It’s the starting point at UW (some schools require bio before chem). Honestly, I think you’ll be okay with Chem/Math together. Echoing dawei94 - if you’ve taken at least AP Calc, you should be fine in math 124 (or 125, depends on placement)… unless you’re failing the class right now.
It really depends - some people want experienced students because they actually k now what’s going on (ie. prereq OCHEM!). However, there are professors and graduate students who do take freshmen. You’ll just have to ‘shop around.’ Some people I know emailed at least 20 professors and graduate students before getting an offer. Be proactive, go to research fairs! Talk to the advisors in your department; they can help you on this too. Be professional when you talk to professors; the last thing they want is to take someone under their wing who seems to be irresponsible.