<p>I am looking towards the pre-med track. If I were to score a 5 on AP chemistry, should I move onto the next higher chemistry class? (skip intro chem). or should I take intro chemistry at Duke?</p>
<p>No matter what, you need 1 whole year of inorganic chemistry for pre-med. Duke only gives 1 semester of inorg. chem credit for AP. If you skip intro and go to organic chem, you'll need to take a higher inorganic chem (analytical, physical, etc) later on. If that's what you want, feel free to skip. I personally wanted a refresher, so I took chem 23 which packages AP into a single semester, which is fine by me since it satisfied my requirement along with AP Chem</p>
<p>is chem 23 the intro course?</p>
<p>Yes, chem 23 is the accelerated version of the chem 21/22 track. It's for people with AP credit who would like a refresher before Orgo. it covers most of the topics that 21/22 covers except in 1 semester instead of 2. I believe it's only offered in the fall.</p>
<p>You need four semesters of chemistry.</p>
<p>23, 151, 152, 227 works fine. You will not need P-Chem or A-Chem.</p>
<p>21, 22, 151, 152 works fine, although you'd probably want 227 anyway.</p>
<p>151, 152, 227, 228 also work.</p>
<p>(227/228 are the biochem series.)</p>
<p>You can confirm this with HPAC if you like.</p>
<p>Specifically:
We have found that many medical schools will still expect you to complete 3-4 semesters of chemistry in college. Thus, we advise students who have AP/IPC credit for CHEM 19 and take CHEM 23L and CHEM 151L/152L or students who go directly into CHEM 151L152L, to take an additional course in chemistry. Most students will opt for that additional "chemistry" course to be biochemistry. Please note that at Duke biochemistry is taught through the Biochemistry Department rather than the Chemistry Department.
from the AP/IPC</a> and Course Choices for Chemistry page. BDM - I didn't see the "4 semesters" as a hard-and-fast rule, especially for people popping into orga at first (which is to say, how important is taking 228 if you start with orgo and do well?)</p>
<p>All medical school requirements (with the possible exception of deadlines) are flexible if you can give them a compelling enough reason to admit you anyway. Bottom line, they're not going to turn down a record-high MCAT scorer or a Rhodes Scholar just because you missed a semester of physics.</p>
<p>But in my mind, I would probably take four just to avoid giving them any potential ammunition. Friends in 228 report that it's pretty relevant anyway, and certainly much of it shows up again in medical school biochem, although in less detail.</p>
<p>how much harder is 23 than 21/22?</p>
<p>Not much, in fact I'd venture to say it's easier. A lot of my friends took 21/22 and I took 23. I definitely felt I got the better end of the bargain.</p>
<p>As a former 23 student, I felt it was a lot easier than what my friends were going through.</p>
<p>what kind of score do u need to get into 23?</p>
<p>k never mind. you need a 4 or 5. i checked on the website. so should i just sign up for Chem 23 then and just have 1 semester of chemistry freshmen year? would this be ok for the pre-med track?</p>
<p>i got a 4 on the bio test. should i take bio 26L or should i retake bio? (i took AP bio two years ago)</p>
<p>Do not take biology 26. Either retake 25 or go into 118 or some other biology class. Biology 26 is for biology majors -- premeds should only take it once they're sure that they're majoring in biology. And even then, Biology 26 should always be taken in the Spring, when there's half as much lab.</p>
<p>For AP chem, would you say this is the way I should decide what chem class to take first semester?
4-->Chem 23
5-->Chem 151L</p>
<p>depends on when you took AP. I took it sophomore year and got a 5 but I needed a refresher, so I took Chem 23. If you just took AP chem, then by all means go to 151 if it's on your agenda.</p>