Microbio & A&P ECEs study material?

[cookderosa]

I am thinking of taking a few extra ECEs and CLEPs/DSSTs rather than the classes I had planned to take. I do not actually NEED chem, biochem/o-chem, and microbio for my degree (since the subject GRE covers what I will really need), but it would look better for my grad application to have them as specific credits.

I just found that there is a microbio ECE, which I might take rather than the class. I will have had to already have studied for most of the material for my subject GRE, anyway, so why not?

However, I was wondering if there was any specific guides out there for this exam? I did not see it on the InstaCert list (unfortunately, IC does not seem to offer most of what I need specific help in since I have already passed a good portion of my tests and am down to the hardest ones...I might sign up for the College Math CLEP, though.)

I might also try the Anatomy & Physiology ECE just to add some more bio credits to my transcript. I am trying to get into University of Chicago, so anything I can do to pad my application is a majour plus for me. Any good study material for this?

I might do the Chem CLEP and the microbio ECE, then take biochem or o-chem as an actual class. I have to take biochem or o-chem no matter what--whether in undergrad or grad school, so I may as well get it out of the way in undergrad when it is likely to be a touch easier. (Or at least the professor might be more sympathetic!)

Just use caution. The exams (ECE and CLEP) will only give you credit in multiples of three, core sciences always have labs- giving credit in multiples of 4. It's a red flag. It's also highly possible that neither the chem or micro exams will meet the prereqs for organic and bio chem classes you hope to take. (even at both my community colleges, the chem CLEP and bio CLEP did NOT count as pre-reqs for A&P 1! *CHEM110, BIO110)

Not to tell someone else what to do, but if I were applying to University of Chicago (intensely competitive programs), there is no way I would choose to test out of the sciences, this won't be a pad to your application, it will be a black mark.