<p>I know that medical schools require 1 year biology, physics, chemistry, orgochem and math. My question is does it matter to medical schools if you take Physics with Calculus or just general physics? And most medical schools state that you can use your AP credit for one semester of bio/chem/math should I utilize this or no (meaning I would take Bio I and Chem I and Calc I) again. Thanks!!</p>
<p>Yeah I was kind of wondering this as well. I read that most medical schools prefer you take your science (math/physics/chem/bio etc.) at a 4 year University. I will have AP credit for Calculus, Physics, and Chemistry. I’m not sure whether or not to use this credit. Can I get opinions from people might be of help?
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<p>Doesn’t matter. </p>
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<p>I usually recommend just to retake the classes and get the easy A, if you wont mess up your graduation plans. Like engineering major usually have other classes they have to take so you might want to get some classes out the way.</p>
<p>There is also a Course thread that you look into</p>
<p>So the easy A? They don’t give any credits whatsoever, not even gen-ed credits for the AP classes? I just feel like they are going to go to waste if I don’t take the credit.</p>
<p>I thought I read somewhere that if you want to retake Bio for example they give you credit in some sort of science class, kind of like gen-ed/extra credits…</p>
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<p>If you retake the class you wont get anything from the AP credit. </p>
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<p>Maybe at the school you attend. But I know at mine, 3 - gets you credit for some low level bio class that no one takes. 4 gets you bio 1 and 5 bio 1 and 2. </p>
<p>Do you have psych, APUSH, gov, eng lang/lit credits you could use?</p>
<p>But its up to you if you want to retake. Some people I now just go to bio 2 or chem 2, but take a higher level bio or chem class later on.</p>
<p>Yeah that’s what I meant, you get credit at the school you attend. Like a 4 on AP BIO yields bio 1 or something, but if you want to retake it you get credit for ___ some other course.</p>
<p>Yeah I have Psych and Gov credit that I will definitely use. I just think its a waste that my other credits are not going to be used.</p>
<p>I know it seems like a waste right now, since AP classes can be so much work for you. But once you get to college, you’ll understand why AP classes are generally not accepted by medical schools, and the loss won’t seem nearly so severe.</p>
<p>BDM: Right as usual. When my daughter took Bonkistry, the class was filled with pre-meds and engineers who had 5’s in AP chem, and if my math is correct about half ended up on the wrong side of the curve.</p>
<p>Haha – well, Bonk is a special scenario. =)</p>
<p>What about Calc specifically? Should I take Calc 1 again? Do medical schools care about course “rigor” like colleges do when you are applying to them from high school, would it look better to medical schools if you took Calc 2 and 3 vs. Calc 1 and 2, or taking Physics w/ calc vs. Gen Physics</p>
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<p>Nope. You can probably take you calc credit and take stats 1 (which is more useful in the long run) and be finish with your premed math req. Your major might require more. Some schools require calc 2, but I think its n=5 or 6. They care about the grades you get in the classes; rigor is not that big of a deal, since difficult of classes varies from school to school. Some ADCOMs I talk to say, when they are reviewing applications, they just look at the premed course reqs grades, the science GPA, and overall GPA, and move on to the rest of the application.</p>
<p>My first semester, I think I’m going to be taking Freshmen Writing Seminar (3 credits), Cal 1 (4 credits), Bio w/ lab (4 credits), and chem w/ lab (4 credits). It’s only 4 classes, but its 15 credits. Is that an acceptable courseload, especially as a freshman? I’m going to Cornell and don’t want to overload myself, but at the same time, I need to graduate on time, lol.</p>
<p>Where I want to go requires 2 years of bio, 2 years of chem (1 phys, 1 orgo), 1 year of physics, 1 year of english, and 1 semester of math, so I kinda gotta get on the whole pre req thing before the MCAT.</p>