<p>im planning to apply to JHU and other colleges such as cornell and upenn for biology major.
during high school, i have taken biology, honors chem, ap bio, ap chem.
however, i havent taken physics, and im not planning to take it.
is physics (in high school) mandatory for applying to biology major for johns hopkins and other colleges?</p>
<p>I don't think it is because physics is offered as an AP at my school, so it is like a college course. I guess you could take it in college, but I'm not sure.</p>
<p>No, it's not. But when they look at your classes, is it because you didn't have time to take it, or you didn't want to take it?</p>
<p>well, my school only offers regular physics
and if i want to take AP physics, i have to take it online, which is a hassle</p>
<p>so i took physics this summer at a community college
unfortunately, i ended up with a B
so i decided that i might just not turn in the grade</p>
<p>majors really don't play a big role in admissions.</p>
<p>what exactly do you mean?
does that mean i dont need to take physics during high school?</p>
<p>No you don't need to take physics during HS. I never did and I'm a bio major.</p>
<p>Why are so many kids stressing about majors during admissions?</p>
<p>because they're uninformed. Unless it's a specific major/school like "hotel" or a field that's very dependent on one area like "engineering" your activities and classes don't matter too much. a diverse background is probably your best bet.</p>
<p>what about for College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and College of Arts and Sciences?
for bio major, its either of those, right?</p>
<p>yes. Pick the one that matches your interests best. Don't go by acceptance rates. They're misleading and also a good way to murt your chances of acceptance by picking a college that doesn't correspond with your interests. CAS delivers the classical college education, giving you a broad liberal arts background to supplement your major/primary field. Can someone more experienced with the specifics of CALS give a description of that? Also, if you're in-state, CALS has a big tuition break.</p>
<p>no physics required in high school for either of CAL or CAS, right?</p>
<p>nope, and we call it CALS :)</p>