Chances of getting into med school if I graduate from college in 2 years?

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<p>BEFORE you reply, please hear me out. I've done a lot of searching and I understand that it's not a good idea to graduate in 2 years - I should give myself the time to mature, enjoy the undergrad experience, and discover what it is I really love. I also understand that med schools don't want students that pretty much speed through college just to get everything over with asap.</p>

<p>My situation is a bit different from the threads I've read. I will be graduating high school with 50+ college credits, some from AP exams and some from dual-credit courses. I will list those that my university will accept.</p>

<p>AP Credits:
5 on AP Calc AB exam (4 hours)
5 on AP Calc BC exam (8 hours)
5 on AP Stat exam (3 hours)
4 on AP Chem exam (8 hours)</p>

<p>Dual-Credits (college credit obtained from community college during high school):
8 hours for Physics (General College Physics I & II)
9 hours for English (English Composition I & II and American Literature I)
6 hours for US History (US History I & II)
3 hours for Economics
3 hours for Government
3 hours for Sociology
3 hours for Speech
3 hours for Personal Computing</p>

<p>The Personal Computing credit won't be of any use to me since I'll be taking the pre-med route; I just needed my tech credit and had no room in my high school schedule to take it. I'm also thinking of dropping my AP Chem credit so I can get all my foundations for chemistry, and get a good GPA since I'll know most of the material.</p>

<p>From what I can tell, I've pretty much gotten most of my undergrad reqs completed before even starting college. And as for the pre-med route, I think I've gotten most, if not all of the non-science reqs done. So I just need the science classes and my major reqs.</p>

<p>Do you think it would be possible for me to graduate from college in 2 years? If not, then what if I took some classes over the summer? It would save me lots of money to graduate 2 years early, but I don't want to overload and kinda wanna enjoy my college experience, so I might graduate in 3 years instead, but I'm still not sure. And what would medical schools think of this? Would it increase or hinder my chances of getting accepted? I'm not trying to rush through, hence considering dropping my AP Chem credit (remember, 8 HOURS!! That's a lot!). I want to take my science and major classes slowly so I can understand, enjoy, and get good grades. But I just happen to have all of my other classes completed.</p>

<p>What are your opinions?</p>

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<p>You could graduate in 2 years, but it would lower your chances of being accepted. My brother’s worked with Stanford medical professors, and what med schools need to see is internships, research, working with professors. Plus, depending on what school you go too, even if you CAN skip, a college class is a lot different than a community college/AP test, and med schools know that. But basically, graduating in 2 years would only be a good idea if you began intense research immediately after, and then applied to med school. Going 4 years gives you more chances to get internships, do research, and make yourself look better to med schools.</p>

<p>That being said, you could finish in 3 years, and get accepted to med school. I’d recommend doing some work before then, but I don’t think med schools would like it if you just did 2 years. I personally would prefer 4, but it would save a lot of money to finish early, so I’d advise at least 3 years.</p>