<p>I take a full course load (& then some). I'm going to be a pre-med student. Are admissions officers going to frown at me for not taking physics? </p>
<p>Almost nobody around here even takes physics. We have one class of about 16 people at our school for Physics, it's not even honors or AP. I have to register for senior classes soon.</p>
<p>Anyway, should I take this, to be safe, or should I just go ahead and take AP Chemistry (or maybe Anatomy)?</p>
<p>[Bump] ...Heeelllp, haha, please and thanks</p>
<p>In general, with most colleges, you don't need to indicate your future intended major when applying for admission. Admissions officers know that many students change their major once in college, and acceptances are usually not subject to a students' planned major. Some students enter college thinking they will be Dr's and end up "washing out" once they encounter a rigorous required classes like Organic Chem. But if you are intending on applying to some of the highly competative BS/MD programs, in which you are accepted into both programs, you should take as many science classes as possible, in order to be competative. At the very least, I advise you take the most rigorous science classes available to you, and that includes Physics,and AP Chemistry, regardless of what other kids at your school take [are they planning on being DRs too?] . Anatomy can come with med school.</p>
<p>Generally science majors (both physical and biological) are expected to take a year of General Physics in college. Some people find it useful to have a 'running start' at material by taking physics in high school first.</p>
<p>you don't really need it. but i think you should take it anyway. physics is just cool like that. but if your a pre-med, you will definitely have to take at least a year of physics in college, so it wouldn't hurt to at least be introduced to some of the material while in hs.</p>
<p>I find taking non-calculus based physics in high school actually hurts you...you sort of have to re-learn the calculus behind everything in college.</p>