Hi! I'm currently a high school student going to grade 11 (level 2) and was wonderign if I should challenge physics or not. Part of me want's to challenge physics because I feel I will struggle when I take my first course of it (as required for pre-med) in university. The other part of me doesn't want to challenge it and take it on by my own because of the difficulty that would be involved, especially with my IB course load. My question here is, would it be difficult to do physics in college (and for the MCAT) if you have never taken a class of physics in your life? I am talking about the regular academic physics here aswell. This is my three year plan so far:
Grade 10 - Level 1:
Chemistry
Biology / Science 1206 (they had to combine the course to fit it all in)
Math level 1 / level 2
Canadian History
French
English
Grade 11 - Level 2:
IB Biology
IB Chemistry
IB English
IB French
IB European History
TOK
Grade 12 - Level 3 (Basically a continuation of grade 11):
IB Biology
IB Chemistry
IB English
IB French
IB European History
TOK
In this course load, I get one free period a day for working on homework or studying and such. I wanted to take Physics during the free period, but it doesen't fit that time slot : ( So the only way for me to do it is to challenge it and do it on my own, and write the final and the midterm. I would also consider doing AP or IB physics, but there is a lack of interest at my school and therefore it is not offered. I know a lot of people in physics now that say it is very difficult, and the thought of doing it on my own scares me a little. Also, the thought of doing college physics scares me without any high school background. I want to persue a career in medicine so any advice on what the best move here would be excellent. Hope what I'm asking is clear, and thanks a lot!
I phoned admissions. I'm not sure if all the offers have been given out, but the lady did say that rejections given today are waiting list people. Letters will follow next week. Good luck
Last week I noticed a deep sense of calm in me. I was smiley happy all week from a combination of small things: the fact my shoes click when I walk in the office (when I was little I couldn’t wait...
An ABG is where a needle is stuck into the wrist at a steep angle to go and pierce the radial artery (the one you can feel with your fingers at your wrist). This is needed to see the levels of...
Crash call!
Here is the start of my latest blog...
On friday (two weeks ago!) had the most awesome ward round ever! Literally! Reading the title of this blog you might think I'm a bit weird for...
Last week at work went really quickly. Partly because I was looking forward to my interview (perhaps looking forward to is the wrong word, more anticipating the interview) and my boyfriend coming...
Hi,
Ok, so my first week on my medicine rotation, which is based around the GI system (top to bottom, including associated organs such as liver, pancreas etc.) and I get back to the 'proper' hands...
The human body contains 10 times more microbes than the human body has cells. Further study of gut bacteria has shown that these bacteria contain 3.3 million genes in comparison to just 23,000 human...
Posted By Tim Robbins (0 Comments)
08-03-2010 10:38 AM
Aggressively treating HIV infection before symptoms become apparent could improve patient outcomes and control the spread of the disease. The studies conducted in both developing and developed...
Posted By Tim Robbins (0 Comments)
04-03-2010 08:21 AM
A big step forward has been made in understanding how polymorphisms in a region of junk non-coding DNA (an intron) can affect the risk of heart disease. The intron in question is located on...
Posted By Tim Robbins (0 Comments)
04-03-2010 08:21 AM
The usefulness of mice as animal models in hepatic research has taken a great leap forward. One of the most commonly cited problems with animal models is that they are different and respond...
Posted By Tim Robbins (0 Comments)
04-03-2010 08:21 AM
At the London nightclub Pacha, the Department of Health and Alzheimer's Society launched a new campaign to inform the public about dementia. The launch featured people with dementia ballroom dancing....
Posted By Tim Robbins (0 Comments)
04-03-2010 08:21 AM
Bookmarks