AP Credit

<p>Also, be sure to make dang sure that you qualify yourself for all your state's med schools (that value instate over OOS) . In applicant selection at many of those schools it is the biggest hook there is.</p>

<p>I suppose I should also mention that some of these requirements are a little bit flexible around the edges. If memory serves, I am currently at a school whose requirements I don't meet, for example.</p>

<p>After the premed required courses have been fulfilled, it seems to me that it is more painful (at least for physical science majors) to fulfill a great number of science hours in the major than to fulfill the courses for the distribution requirement. The lab required by the major could consume a lot of time (e.g., the biochem lab is two times a week, each time almost the whole afternoon). Also, some upper-level courses have other courses as prerequisites. For example, before the p-chem course can be taken, multivariable calculus is required, and linear algebra and/or differential equation is highly recommended. I think this is partly the reason why many physical science departments suggest the students to skip the lower-level introductory courses using the AP credits. At some school, almost every student has a lot of AP credits to skip the introductory science courses.</p>

<p>bdm, I think that "fuzziness" may have a little predictability. Let's say a school has a 1 year "math" req , and it can be satisfied calc, calc or calc, stat. If a kid presents with an AP 5 in BC and a strong stat course maybe it's not disqualifying. Likewise this nebulous "expository writing" might be satisfied with a writing course and several "writing intensive" courses (like a History class with 4 graded papers over 5 pages) , especially if the student turns in a 12Verbal. If they turn in an 8, not so much. </p>

<p>I do not believe that this works as well in the science courses but I have heard of it in math at your school and the "english" or "writing" courses at others. Again, check with the schools where you plan on applying and make sure that list is a VERY broad list. Satisfy as many as you can without doing damage to your education. ;)</p>

<p>I believe my school wants a year of Calc and doesn't accept AP Credit. I have a 5 in BC, one semester of advanced calc, two semesters of statistics, and was a TA for three semesters in Calc. So that may have done the trick.</p>

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<p>Well, I would hope so. LOL. "I see here you were exempted from it , took a class anyway, you taught it 3 times but you never took it. Hmmm. You're out."</p>

<p>And your school has a funny way of phrasing their requirement anyway. At least, last time I looked.</p>

<p>Oh dear. I have a kid who has taken no math and no physics in college but was given credit on her transcript for both via AP.</p>

<p>Is she toast at some schools? We'll see... :)</p>

<p>nmd, how absolutely bohemian of her. LOL. There has to be room for kids like yours (and in her footsteps a looong way back, my little data point) that know the rules, survey the landscape, then do what they want to do anyway. </p>

<p>Some schools will ding them. Some will welcome them. It's as it should be.</p>

<p>cur, </p>

<p>As usual, you put it well. Sometimes, for some kids, pursuing their intellectual passions is more important than slavish following of arbitrary standards. Sometimes they'll lose, sometimes the institutions may lose, too. But more times than not, they win, and can win big...</p>

<p>I'm actually glad that if some medical schools accept credit for BC exam, then that would save a lot of people trouble. I sadly did not know this but whatever i was fine with retaking Calc 2 last semester. I also know that for some schools like mine, we cant use AP credits to fulfill major requirements, so just depends on your school i guess.</p>

<p>But my question is what about AP stats, does this fulfill that "recommended stats course" that some medical schools ask for.</p>

<p>As usual, varies from school to school. I will warn you that statistics is an important part of medical school, board exams, and the practice of medicine.</p>

<p>thanks BDM for the warning, i think i will do biostats anyways. </p>

<p>anyways i just wanted to say since each school varies, its best to fulfill the requirements by taking the class instead of counting on APs?</p>

<p>if i use ap classes to take more advanced classes instead of fulfilling requirements for med school, am i ok?</p>

<p>Advanced classes are always fine. P-chem will substitute just fine for genchem, for example. It's not always a good idea -- advanced physics is a lot harder than intro physics -- but it's always acceptable.</p>

<p>What should an engineering major with AP physics, AP bio, and AP chem credit do? Should they just take intro physics, pchem (in senior year), organic chem, biochem (1 semester), and cellular biology (1 semester) to meet the premed science reqs?</p>

<p>Better to drop the AP Chem credit if you can and use genchem instead. You need a year of biology lab, which your proposed schedule doesn't have.</p>

<p>oh sorry, I meant to say genetics instead of biochem. Thus genetics and cell bio would be my year of bio with lab.</p>

<p>Genetics often doesn't come with a lab component, but if yours does, then that should work okay.</p>

<p>Well, some other bio with lab course.</p>

<p>Chem for eng (and lab) is actually one semester. My major requires me to take pchem with lab for one semester. So is that fine for med school (if the pchem is taken after I apply)?</p>