<p>i'm taking calc and IB physics 2 this year (im a high school senior). will i have to take a calc class in college too? what about physics?</p>
<p>You will likely have to take both as the majority of medical schools do not accept "awarded" (for lack of a better term) credit. I don't know a lot about IB (wasn't at my HS, and it seems like there has been an explosion in the size of the program since I graduated HS in 2001), so I don't know if that translates to college credit. You can take either more advanced courses, or retake the intro courses for an assured A.</p>
<p>You will have to take both again in college. That doesn't mean you have to take THOSE classes again in college. You could always substitute a more advanced class.</p>
<p>(I do recommend that for calc; take Calc III [multivariable] and Statistics. But you should retake Intro Physics.)</p>
<p>If both are Higher Level, then you might not have to retake in college (but do take more advanced courses in math and physics). But even HL Physics is not with Calculus so you should probably take Physics with Calculus classes.</p>
<p>If she wants to go to medical school then she'll have to take physics and she'll have to take math. It's only a question of which class should she take. </p>
<p>Generally, higher level physics classes are not simply the same topics with calculus. Most colleges have two levels of introductory physics - one algebra based, one calculus based, and I'm willing to bet that it is exceedingly rare to find a school that will allow you to have credit in both. A true upper level physics class will be getting into far more theoretical concepts and things like quantum mechanics that are of no use to medical students or on the MCAT. This is why BDM has urged taking intro physics.</p>
<p>I have the same sort of question. I am in high school and I will take Calc. 3 before I graduate. Would I sort over in college?</p>
<p>You wouldn't start over. You'd retake Calc III at most. Linear algebra is also apparently a big deal and would certainly be just fine. You'd add a semester of statistics after that.</p>