Cell Biology!?

Question

Will someone (with experience) tell me if it is indeed completely necessary for me to take Freshman level Biology before I take Cell Biology, I mean I have a pretty decent background in Biology but our Cell teacher is supposed to be really hard, so...... I am taking Pre-Med classes, so I really do not need a bad grade. I want to thank you all for any input!!!!

Answer 1

it depends on the school and their requirements.

Take the class if they require it. Sometimes they cover things that your other classes missed, and if you already are good at biology, you'll do better in the class.

FYI...college biology is WAY harder than high school biology.

Answer 2

I would take it. I had the option of bypassing it after taking AP biology in high school, but I took it anyways (with Freshman chemistry). I'm glad I did for 2 reasons.

First, I learned some things that weren't covered in AP bio, and it cemented existing concepts in my mind. Second, I had already been through most of it, so it was a fairly easy A, as real classes went.

As with any specialization in biology, If you're going into cell bio (my specialty), you need a really solid background in bio and biochem basics.