akenney67 Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 I am planning to apply during the 2018 cycle but have to finish completing pre-reqs. Wondering from those who have experience, is microbio or bio chem more difficult? I took AP chem in high school (years ago), will take Ochem this coming semester but want to couple it with either micro or biochem to get them done. Recommendations on the order to take them in would be helpful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mg023 Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 I am planning to apply during the 2018 cycle but have to finish completing pre-reqs. Wondering from those who have experience, is microbio or bio chem more difficult? I took AP chem in high school (years ago), will take Ochem this coming semester but want to couple it with either micro or biochem to get them done. Recommendations on the order to take them in would be helpful! Check prereqs! A lot of places require organic before you can take biochem. I thought having organic was very helpful for biochem Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hustleforthePAC Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 I would recommend pairing ochem with mb or even taking just ochem by itself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panglossian Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 My biochem class was very ochem based, therefore I do not think I would take both simultaneously. Biochemistry will be super difficult without a good organic chemistry understanding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooredc Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 Neither class is really "easy." It all depends on strengths and weaknesses. I loved all of my micro related classes (general micro, immunology, virololgy) but Biochem and Organic took every ounce of energy and focus I had to pull out A's. But I agree with the above, in that there is no point in taking Biochem without Organic. You would spend half of your time trying to learn structures and mechanisms you should have already known, just to understand whats going on in biochem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palurker Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 I'll be the fourth person or whatever to tell you not to take ochem/biochem together. They SHOULD be taken as a series and not co-requisites. I personally found biochem harder, but that's just me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bocc54 Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 I personally found micro to be much more difficult than orgo and biochem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athompson Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 It honestly depends on your professors/the classes themselves at your university. I personally thought biochem was incredibly harder than micro but that's just my opinion/experience. I think micro and o chem are definitely doable together depending on the rest of the classes you are taking. I would take o chem before biochem and not together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philllyvee Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 It'll always depend on the professor and course level. For instance, my introduction to biochemistry class was a 400 level course while my micro class was a 200 level course and as you can guess biochem was harder than micro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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