Hi, this is Selin. I am planning to apply to IVY League schools. I have taken 3 ap tests. I got a 4 on german, 3 on bio, and a 3 on ap calc ab. Since I want to study medicine, do you think it is smart to include my bio and calc in my application (both are 3s) ?
The only reason to submit them would be to show that at least you didn’t get a 1 or 2. Many students don’t take the AP exams, but if you’re applying to the ivy league and this is your major, you could be at a disadvantage. Plenty of ivy applicants will be submitting 4s and 5s. Perhaps you could take the biology subject test to boost your bio creds?
I would also find other universities to apply to. Usually the people who are being accepted to Ivy’s are ones who would get 4’s and 5’s.
It doesn’t matter to US colleges that you want to study medicine…you don’t study medicine until you go to Medical School after you graduate from undergraduate university. You will need to pick a major…many pick Biology or Chemistry but it can be whatever you like.
First of all, thank you for answering 
I would like to share my other qualities, because those AP scores were unexpectedly low for me. I would love to hear what you think my chances are. I am the school president of a private prep school, had a 4.00 GPA at the end of junior year(3.98 overall high school GPA), 1390 SAT, involved in a project that is a candidate for European Union Projects (Horizon 2020)- this project is executed with colleges from 16 different countries, such as Heidelberg University, Colombia etc, leader of the yearbook committee, captain of the volleyball team, leader of a community service project based on feeding stray animals in Turkey, was chosen as the top scholar in my junior year. Also, I am on the Honor Roll and a member of the National Honors Society… There is much more to add however these are the most crucial ones for me.
I am from Turkey, speak fluent Turkish, English and German; I can read and write in French. I receive financial aid from my school.
Hi, my son is at Cornell. He had similar stats to you & similar AP scores & extra-curriculars (but nowhere near the language fluency). He didn’t send ANY APs to any schools. They reportedly don’t look at AP scores until after admission to determine placement/credit, so why send scores that aren’t perfect? Anyways, I think what got him into Cornell were 3 things: (1) a very detailed, personal essay about “why Cornell” (they essentially have a one of a kind program he wanted to do) & (2) Luck & (3) grit/determination – he didn’t get in as a freshman but was given a Guaranteed Transfer Option to come as a sophomore.
However, if you are interested in going to medical school, you need to realistically assess what sorts of grades you will need to get in college to be competitive for med school. Assuming you get in to an Ivy, you will be competing with extremely high level and competitive students – can you compete favorably against them when you are below the 25th percentile of stats of kids admitted? Maybe, maybe not. I’m not saying you can’t pass, but can you excel? Would it be better to go to a school that has a great track record of sending kids to med school, but where you are more towards the top of your class? I’m not talking about going to Crap State U., but to a very solid top 50 university (or top 25 LAC). I’ll give you two examples of people I know (which is not a scientific study) – my friend’s daughter turned down “better schools” to go to Univ of San Diego (on a massive merit scholarship). She graduated near the top & is now at med school. Goal (about to be) accomplished! On the contrary, another friend’s son graduated in the middle of his class from Duke & didn’t get in anywhere because his GPA was too low.
Good luck – I’m sure you will end up somewhere great!