Help me decide...

[med etudiant]

I'm finalizing my schedule, and have to choose between: Genetics and BioChemistry. Which should I choose? Thanks.

[FOID]

i say biochem b/c you'll be able to get a heads start for med school

[med etudiant]

i say biochem b/c you'll be able to get a heads start for med school

Don't I need to know Genetics as well?

[FOID]

yes, you need to know genetics as well. but i'm just saying just to get a head starts to it. as least you'll know the pathways and enzymes, etc.

[med etudiant]

true. thanks!

[swimchick]

Definitely biochemistry. Biochem is like an unwritten requirement for med school admission. In fact, some US schools will let you replace one semester of orgo with biochem...and I found biochem to be many times easier than orgo.

If you have time to take genetics, I do recommend it. Get biochem done first.

[MuadDib]

Definitely biochemistry. Biochem is like an unwritten requirement for med school admission. In fact, some US schools will let you replace one semester of orgo with biochem...and I found biochem to be many times easier than orgo.

If you have time to take genetics, I do recommend it. Get biochem done first.
Biochem definitely was more GPA friendly than orgII. I am told that genetics is a great deal easier than biochem, but not as valuable as knowing pathways, enzymes, regulatory pts.

[FOID]

I am told that genetics is a great deal easier than biochem, .

depends on what school though.

[swimchick]

Yeah...genetics at Cornell was awful (median grade was a D) while the genetics course I took at Tulane was many times easier.