Easy upper div science courses
Ananda Maharathi
Here is a list of some really interesting and very easy upper division
integrative bio and mcb courses; they will really boost your GPA and they
will help if your going to take the MCAT at some point.
IB 131L-Human Anatomy Laboratory, all exams are just one answer fill-ins,
easy though.
IB 132L-Human Physiology Laboratory
IB 160-Evolution, a very cool and pretty easy class.
MCB 163-Mammalian Anatomy, lots to memorize, but the exams are cake.
MCB 136-Physiology, mostly multiple choice exam and very straight
forward.
IB 130-Evolutionary and funtional morphology of the vertebrates, very easy
and taught by world class professor, Dr. Wake. Must be taken with lab,
but with lab it's 6-units.
Also IB?, I forgot the number, but it's called Human Osteology, taught by
world class professor, Dr. Tim White. I highly recommend this class,
havn't taken it, but hear it's awsome!
Hope this helps.
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Rahima JAN
TOOOOOO MUCH. I TOOK THAT COURSE LAST SEMESTER AND I WAS STUDYINGSO
HARD. BUT I END UP GETTING A C, SO I DROPPED IT. UNLESS SOMEONE REALLY
NEED TO TAKE THAT CLASS, I WOULD NOT RECOMMAND IT TO ANY ONE TO TAKE AS
AN ELECTIVE.
RAHIMA
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Peter Chung
I took this class last semester concurrently with MCATS. It definitely
provided strong preparation for the exam. The difficulty of the material
is not in the 'width' of the coursework--in terms of how many different
topics are covered--but really in the depth of the coursework: You really
only study 4-5 major systems of the body, however you have to have a good
working knowledge of the human body from the molecular/cellular level
(e.g. specific molecular pathways of ion secretions for saliva formation)
all the way up to the general systemic/anatomical level (e.g. 2 the
overall process/'macromechanisms' of the digestive process).
Anyway, the key to getting an A in the class is to get a hold of previous
exams, both in the reader and any that you can from friends because the
questions seem to be recycled. Also, if there is a TA named Noah, try to
get into his sections. I think he writes most of the tests and thus is
very helpful for review times. If you follow this advice and of course
study somewhat hard, you'll do well. Also, the final is the last day, so
that helps a lot.
pete
On Thu, 16 Jul 1998, Lynne La Pointe wrote:
> Ananda, You listed MCB 136 and MCB 163 as very easy, real gpa boosters.
> These two courses do<color><param>FFFF,0000,0000</param> NOT</color>
> belong on your list!!! Many students have a tough time even coming
> close to getting a B in 136...there are many C grades. MCB 163 is a
> tremendous amount of work, wonderful course, but students must plan
> carefully, allowing enough time to master all of the material. It's
> wiser to comment only on those courses that you have taken yourself. I
> hope that other students who have completed 136 and 163 will write to
> the mcb-student list with their experiences. Lynne
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Irene Cheung
semester and it was one of the most difficult MCB classes I've taken, if
not THE most difficult. I studied my ass off and I still had to worry
about passing the class!
Irene
>Ananda, You listed MCB 136 and MCB 163 as very easy, real gpa boosters.
>These two courses do NOT belong on your list!!! Many students have a
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I would just like to respond to the E-mail from Ananada which listed MCB 136
as a very easy class and also a G.P.A. booster. I just took this class last
semester and found it extremely demanding. Although, I earned an "A," it
seemed as though I practically killed myself doing it with all the studying
time I put in. Furthermore, many people I talked to in the class either
didn't last for the duration of the course (they dropped because they were
performing poorly) or they transferred into Integrative Biology 132 so that
they could get out of this course. Lastly, I would like to say that even
though MCB 136 is a very demanding course, it is definitely worth your while
to take it if you want to have a firm understanding of physiology. If you are
pre-med like I am this class will DEFINITELY help you with your MCAT score.
Overall, I would say that even though this course was very rigorous, it was
probably one of the most rewarding upper division class I have taken thus far
because of the interesting material, good instructors, and the immense
challenge (to succeed). Anyway, I hope this helps everyone.
Brian
Karl Hao Chan
class, yes even lower than o-chem. this was the only class i feared for my
life. the subject itself is very interesting but there is a lot of
material. personally, it is too early in the morning, especially when both
of the prof. are monotonous.
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Jessica Wing Yee Ng
of work, although the class was interesting. I wouldn't call it an easy
class. Most of the other students taking the class the same semester as
me said it was hard. There was a lot of material to memorize and
understand. Also, the labs were a lot of work. The first few labs with
the sheep brains were actually kind of fun, but later labs with the rat
brain slides got kind of tiresome, since we needed to look up a lot of
material in the book to answer the many lab questions on the rat brain.
Basically, looking up answers to the many questions took a lot of time
(and the TA's weren't even given answer keys!), and we could have been
asked any of the lab questions on the lab exams. However, while the lab
may have been a pain, the lectures were more interesting and worthwhile
(although they did cover a lot of material very quickly), and the textbook
(Kandell) was pretty good.
If you are in the neuro emphasis, I would recommend taking MCB 163
for your lab requirement because I hear 160L is a lot harder, but that's
just what I heard.
As for taking 163 to prep for the MCAT, I don't think it is necessary
because the MCAT doesn't require you to know neuroanatomy in as much
detail as 163 covers.
-Jessica :)
On Wed, 15 Jul 1998, Ananda Maharathi wrote:
>
> Here is a list of some really interesting and very easy upper division
> integrative bio and mcb courses; they will really boost your GPA and they
> will help if your going to take the MCAT at some point.
>
> IB 131L-Human Anatomy Laboratory, all exams are just one answer fill-ins,
> easy though.
> IB 132L-Human Physiology Laboratory
> IB 160-Evolution, a very cool and pretty easy class.
> MCB 163-Mammalian Anatomy, lots to memorize, but the exams are cake.
> MCB 136-Physiology, mostly multiple choice exam and very straight
> forward.
> IB 130-Evolutionary and funtional morphology of the vertebrates, very easy
> and taught by world class professor, Dr. Wake. Must be taken with lab,
> but with lab it's 6-units.
>
> Also IB?, I forgot the number, but it's called Human Osteology, taught by
> world class professor, Dr. Tim White. I highly recommend this class,
> havn't taken it, but hear it's awsome!
>
> Hope this helps.
>