“My D’s school does this with Chem 105 (first semester chem class). I didn’t realize this until hearing the horror stories from other parents - unconfirmed rumor was 60% Ds and Fs. Never been so happy about an AP score that allowed her to skip it.”
- Yes, these weed out classes include good number of students who are not pre-meds. Also, many are advised NOT to skip it despite of 5 on AP exam. Yes, your AP credit will count. But it is not the end of story at all. D. listened, and she did not skip her first Bio class. The class went thru AP Bio material in the first 2 weeks and then they moved on. It was a foundation for the next Bio classes. It was taught by 3 profs being at every lecture, each teaching his sub-specialty of this class. Lab reports were basis for the horror stories lingering in the Honors dorm. I heard them students who never took this class. Many did not survive, good number of pre-meds were derailed from their track and good number of non-pre-meds changed their major to something completely un-relelated, like business. My own D. was shocked but realized that she simply had to adjust her efforts up if she wanted to have an A. I am talking about first Bio class in the first semester of the freshman year at in-state public college with majority of class being HS valedictorians. I am not talking about any Ivy / Elite school.