<p>1 Does a score of 5 on AP Bio get you exempt to skip directly into UL courses?</p>
<p>2 In addition, would you recommend using or not using your other AP credits -Phys, Bio, Math BC - all 5s? Or would it be best to retake these courses.</p>
<p>3 In addition, is it a bad thing for Internships and Duke programs where you apply to work in the hospital if you have done ONLY the pre-med reqs and majoring in some other field?</p>
<p>4 Is Public Policy major and Pre-med a difficult task as opposed to Latin and Pre-med?</p>
<p>So many questions! No offense, but don't you think you should wait until you're admitted first? Finding out more about schools after applying ED just makes it harder if a rejection or deferral comes. However, </p>
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<li><p>A 4 or 5 on AP Biology gets you credit for Bio 19, the equivalent of Bio 25L. Bio 25L is the pre-req for most upper-level 100 courses, but some courses may have other requirements. </p></li>
<li><p>Use them! However, you'll still have to take two math/stats/computer science courses. If you have 5's on AP Physics C, then you won't have to take physics at all. Intro bio is hard from what I've heard, so you'd be wise to skip it. If you have chem credit, you can go into Chem 23L, a review of general chemistry in one semester instead of two, or Chem 151L, organic chem. Personally, I'm using all of my AP credit. </p></li>
<li><p>Don't know.</p></li>
<li><p>Don't know. The Classics department seems very small and supportive, though.</p></li>
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<p>intro bio (bio 25) is a *****, but i dont know if the upper level classes are easier or harder. i know the curve in bio 25 is c-/b+ and the average on the first exam this fall was 66....</p>
<p>Well that wasn't the point guys. It wasn't a matter of confidence so I really apoligze about the way I presented myself in terms of admission. The thing is, I have the opportunity currently in my gap year to take private one on one tutoring classes with really advanced PhD professors. </p>
<p>Thus, I wanted to know what subjects and thus 'textbooks' are the best that I should study so if I do take a class or two here, I could take them accordingly to what subjects I will encounter in the premed track and then when I go to college, I can repeat these courses. Especially since pre-med is one of the toughest tracks to follow in terms of getting into medical school.</p>
<p>Thus, as I ask these questions regarding all these books, I only meant it in a generic sense because I assumed Duke premed was the best and perhaps taking these tutoring classes on the basis of a Duke syllabi would work towards my advantage.</p>
<p>i understand
but your questions are still pretty duke-specific
public policy is not a common major, and duke's ap policy might be very different from other schools'</p>
<p>that said, I'm not saying I don't think you'll get in, I just didn't want you to plan all these things out and then somehow regret it later.</p>
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<li><p>Yeah, it fulfills some courses that have Bio 25 as a pre-req, but I don't know if that's what you mean.</p></li>
<li><p>In general, take all the AP credits that you can. If you think you won't remember it, review it on your own. No need to waste an open course on one you've already taken.</p></li>
<li><p>Nah</p></li>
<li><p>Don't know</p></li>
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