<p>Hi
I am in kind of a dilemma...
My school offers applied calc, which is, I guess, an easier sort of calculus and less intensive than actual calc. I got a 5 on my AP calc exam, so I could technically take regular calc 2, but this course is notoriously difficult. I am currently signed up for applied calc 2.</p>
<p>Do med schools look more favorably upon those who take harder math classes or do they just want applicants to have taken some math classes?</p>
<p>I plan on taking more rigorous courses in statistics.</p>
<p>Why not just retake “real” Cal I and also take Stats?</p>
<p>I think most premeds take the applied version, at least at my school. I wouldn’t think that taking the harder class would be looked upon much more favorably than the applied one. If you really enjoy math and are up for the challenge then go for it, but I think that the difference between the 2 classes is sort of negligible for med school admissions.</p>
<p>Well, I already have ap credits for calc, and I know calc pretty well. Frankly, it comes down to whether it’s worth the heavier course load for me</p>
<p>Thank you, ohimtired</p>
<p>I am a practicing physician who received my MD 10 years ago from a U.S. medical school and I do not think medical schools really care what Calculus you take because unless things have really changed in the last 10 years you will encounter no calculus in medical school, residency or medical practice.</p>
<p>Great! Thank you for your help!</p>
<p>You could always take calc 1. It’s not like medical schools know which APs you took in high school.</p>