"Highly Recommended" Courses- Should I take them??

Hey guys, So I'm in a weird kink right now. I'm on the border of switching majors (Kinesiology to Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) due to mixed info I'm getting at my school. I asked 1 of my science professors if I should take 'recommended' courses for medical schoool, like Biostatistics or Genetics, and he said no. I asked my faculy advisor the same question and he said yes because it's better for the MCAT and admission. So what's the answer? It's hard for me to understand how I would... "Highly Recommended" Courses- Should I take them??
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