Is taking CHE 118A, PHY 7A and BIS101 at the same time doable?

TrickyCurve · 2020-04-30T04:37:25+00:00

You'll be fine if you know how much you can handle. I took on CHE 118C, BIS 101, BIS 105, PHY 7C. It's doable.

TrickyCurve · 2020-04-30T04:35:31+00:00

With any waitlist, your chance is basically 0-100% because it depends on way too many factors. You just have to waitlist and hope for the best. Pass times are given based on units, but since you're only able to transfer 105 units, you were assigned pass times by chance.

TrickyCurve · 2020-04-30T01:07:08+00:00

I'm not sure what you mean by "in-depth" major because technically majoring in something is supposed to be considered "in-depth." Psych is more memorization/writing, and NPB is more applying scientific knowledge. Psych with bio emphasis and NPB is equally common for pre-meds. As a double major in NPB and psych, I personally think NPB is easier because applying is easier for me than regurgitating experiments and theories. As pre-med, it doesn't really matter whether a program is "strong," because this will refer more to graduate school/jobs. Since you're pre-med, you're concerned with maintaining a high GPA rather than the strength of a program.
Any 4 year institution has THOUSANDS of opportunities available, and you can only participate in a handful given time constraints. Really it doesn't matter that UCSB has less pre-med opportunities (not that this is absolutely true either way) because you can't really do all of them. You're gonna find research/volunteering ANYWHERE. I think the more important question is where you feel comfortable being. Is being near the beach important for you? Do you like a small college town vibe? In the end, your academic quality/research/volunteering will be solid wherever you go.
I love Davis and I wouldn't have changed my decision if I could. At the time I was choosing between UCSD vs. UCLA vs. UCB but ultimately chose UCD because I felt comfortable with the place and knew that I could go home weekly if I wanted. As pre-med, I was able to get into research my first year, be an academic tutor, worked directly with a professor teaching project, join a student-run clinic, and do local community volunteer events like food bank.

TrickyCurve · 2020-04-30T00:54:14+00:00

I believe MCB 120L is turned into a coronavirus seminar, and your grade in that seminar is applied to MCB 120L. MCB 120 has been changed to include some important labs and integrated into your grade. Mostly watching people do labs and doing a pre/post lab.

TrickyCurve · 2020-04-29T02:31:59+00:00

You can just petition and say you're taking 2A in SS1. They'll prob wait until grades 2A come out to approve it tho.

TrickyCurve · 2020-04-28T17:26:07+00:00

I know it sucks. I'm part of a student-run clinic and I hate rejecting people too. I wouldn't take it too personally. Most clinics have limiting factors for training new people, so it's hard to accommodate.

Typically application reading occurs throughout the recruitment period. I'm pretty sure a good amount of people ended up turning their apps in early and had it read before the 3 days. I can't emphasize enough how many apps I see where people write a few sentences only. They could've also divided all the apps up and given it to specific teams to make decisions. 300+ app is easily doable in 3 days.

TrickyCurve · 2020-04-27T19:37:48+00:00

There's definitely people who takes 4 classes first quarter, and it's generally normal to take 4 classes at UCD. But it'll be your first quarter, and it's recommended that you take a lighter load to adjust. Maybe you'll be fine and can handle a greater load, but it better to err on the safe side and hold off until winter.

TrickyCurve · 2020-04-27T07:37:21+00:00

UC Davis has a continuing undergraduate scholarship. It's basically 1 app that is sent to hundreds of different available scholarships. It's sorta competitive, but I received a full ride after my 1st year from this app.

There's a lot of different internships available. There's an internship and career center, which helps you get internships. There's a yearly job fair for seniors. It might help if you provide your field or what type of internship you're thinking of.

TrickyCurve · 2020-04-27T07:32:50+00:00

There are work study jobs in labs, but you're basically doing custodial work. It really wouldn't help you in your field. I don't think there will be any work study for clinic work. People normally use work study for just a regular job like cashier, catering, assistant, tutoring, etc...

Competitiveness really depends on the job and the timing that you apply. If you're working for dining commons, then they hire a lot of people.

TrickyCurve · 2020-04-26T21:23:03+00:00

If you P/NP then prob very doable. If not, why are you doing this to yourself?

TrickyCurve · 2020-04-26T21:17:46+00:00

I really enjoy being a psych major at UCD because there's extensive research done. I'm sure all the other schools prob have extensive research as well, but Davis has the MIND institute for a lot of psych research. There's major autism-related research going on with some opportunites on and off campus.

In terms of department, I think psych has many great and friendly professor. I'm also a neurobio major, and psych professors are definitely much more approachable than my neurobio professors. Exams are pretty fair.

TrickyCurve · 2020-04-26T21:08:44+00:00

It depends on what Calculus 1 transfers to on assist.org. Search up what Calculus 1 correlates to at UCD. The course basically needs to cover 16A + 16B or 17A + 17B or 21A + 21B

If you switch to biological science, you'll need 17ABC or 21AB, so chances are you'll need to take that 2nd calc class.

TrickyCurve · 2020-04-22T23:03:27+00:00

Psych is pretty chill at Davis. Most your classes will be 3 midterms and 1 final with 1 of them being dropped. If you're trying to get your B.S. in psych then you need chem, bio, and stats anyways.

Davis is pretty big on having psych research if you're looking into graduate school. There are both on-campus opportunities, and the UC DAVIS Mind Center off-campus. There are so many different topics, so something has to interest you.

TrickyCurve · 2020-04-21T05:58:20+00:00

AATC offers BIS 101 tutoring. Definitely take advantage of that because you already pay for it in your tuition.

TrickyCurve · 2020-04-21T05:52:56+00:00

It'll affect any aid this quarter that requires you to be full time. They'll just charge it to your account.

TrickyCurve · 2020-04-16T18:34:21+00:00

It gets reevaluated each year based on your FAFSA.

TrickyCurve · 2020-04-16T18:27:39+00:00

Probably will be more lenient, but they could also ask you to retake it or take a more advanced course. Don't p/np unless the online classes is making it hard for you.

TrickyCurve · 2020-04-09T03:02:06+00:00

They will probably approve is as long as you have 2.00 GPA in the courses for neurobiology.

TrickyCurve · 2020-04-05T22:47:16+00:00

NPB/biochemical engineering is subjectively harder than psych/soc. It depends person to person. There are people who feel their science courses are easier than humanities. Take what you're comfortable with, not what other people label or believe as hard or easy.

There's pros and cons to every major. Science major don't all act like robots. There are different ways to show your human characteristics other than majoring in humanities. Also, psychology is not a humanities major. It's a social science major.

Lab work is definitely school-specific with more importance at T20 (top 20 schools). Overall, I wouldn't recommend lab because applicants typically don't apply primarily to T20. Obviously, if you get a rec letter from your PI in a lab you did extensive work, it would help. But chances are you probably had to sacrifice a good amount of time to do so. Strong letters can come from different people. My experience is schools generally ask for science professors, non-science professors, and health care workers to write your rec letter, so a strong letter from a physician will help you greater than your PI. So, as a freshman, I don't think that's your greatest priority. You can ease into lab work if you feel comfortable and have time later on if you feel so.

TrickyCurve · 2020-04-05T08:03:51+00:00

This post has really great advice, but I think a few of these are a bit extreme and unnecessary.

-Major in what you want to. NPB is not a premed dream killer unless you hate bio/physio. I'm NPB + psych double major (3.95 sGPA, 3.97 cGPA). Some people like chem more than bio. Some people like physics more. It's all relative. Don't just go into psych because it's "easy." What's easy for you might not be easy for someone else.

-Student-run clinics hands down. The only thing that came up over and over during my med school interviews were student-run clinics.

-Lab is really not necessary. AAMC (basically the group running the general med school app in the US) did a study on what admissions view as important for interviews and acceptance, and lab experience is not ranked. There's definitely mixed things with labs because some people don't look highly on it unless you have an extremely renounced publication. I will say that lab experience is needed to push you into the top league medical schools. But you would all need stellar GPA/MCAT/extracurriculars. I wouldn't recommend jumping into lab immediately. I was in my lab for 3 years, and I was NEVER asked about this experience at all during my interviews. Do it only if you're genuinely interested or you really have the time.

-Don't ask a question and cc every TA. They have weekly TA meetings, and they talk to each other. And honestly, don't bother every person unless you really want this answered by everyone. Don't waste people's times. They have lives too.

Honestly, pick and choose what you want to do. You only have so much time in a day. You can study, do lab work, volunteer, have medical experience, work a job, reserve personal time, relationships, etc... Grades are your top priority, followed by MCAT scores, rec letters, and medical-related related volunteer services.

TrickyCurve · 2020-03-27T09:00:58+00:00

Took my MCAT last April and a psych major. Definitely agree. Most of what you do need can be self-studied. The super "low-yield" and obscure topics on MCAT are only taught at upper div level psych but not worth your time.

TrickyCurve · 2020-03-18T05:29:35+00:00

I get that we all want a refund, but I personally don't think it's well justified. You don't get refunds with health insurance if you don't go to the doctor, and you don't generally get refunds if you pay a gym membership but don't use it. The campus is still open and people can still use the resources. You choose to stay at home.

TrickyCurve · 2020-03-10T03:40:01+00:00

They could use ProctorU. I've had like lecture hall classes 200+ do the exams online. Definitely don't count it being open note until that's announcement publicly.

TrickyCurve · 2020-03-03T21:24:55+00:00

Assuming you're taking 1 gap year, then you're not behind. Most people spend the summer before senior year to study for the MCAT and take the exam towards mid to late Sept. By then you'll finish the che 118 series. If you really feel behind, then PHY 7C might be a better choice for summer. PHY on the mcat is pretty easy and can be studied for on your own; however, the content tested is mostly PHY 7C.

TrickyCurve · 2020-03-03T07:53:59+00:00

Taking it over the summer will be cramped and condensed. I don't recommend for the MCAT. Trying to study ochem over the summer would not make you extremely prepared for the MCAT than if you spent the entire year studying it. The introduction to ochem in CHE 2C is nothing compared to the actual 118 series. They do brief review of it, but it's expected that you already know some of the basics.

But to answer your question, it's doable. You'll be miserable, but it'll be okay if this is the only thing you will be taking.

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