Help choosing classes!

[CyberShot]

<p>Hi. I want to major in physics and then apply to med school. I did not go to orientation and I have received these 2 pass times to sign up for courses. I’m confused as to which ones I should take? How do I even know which ones to sign up for based on the classes I have fulfilled by scoring 3 or higher on the AP tests? I took Psych-4, Eng Comp-4, Eng Lit-3, and Calculus AB-5. Based on these, which Eng, Psych, and Calc classes should I sign up for? I want to take the most rigorous Calc course I can right now! The below is what I e-mailed to the registrar and I have had no success looking for an academic adviser! Please help as I only have a couple of weeks until my next pass!!</p>

<p>" I am currently choosing my courses but I have no idea where to begin! I was
not able to attend orientation so I did not get any advising on which
classes to choose for my major, physics. I am in desperate need of some
assistance in choosing the right courses for the physics major and I still
want to take the required courses needed for medical school! I also waived
some classes by passing AP Exams. How do I know which classes I have
fulfilled by passing these exams, and which ones proceed so that I can take
the next step? Please help!"</p>

<p>Thanks a lot!</p>

[CyberShot]

<p>Bumpppp.</p>

<p>pLEASE! I’m running out of time!</p>

[SatinRibbon]

<p>Hey, Cybershot </p>

<p>I’m going to do my best to help by referring you to some other sources. Here’s a link to the UCD AP credit page. You can look on the chart and see what your AP scores are equivalent to in terms of class choices. </p>

<p>[Freshmen:</a> Advanced Placement](<a href=“http://admissions.ucdavis.edu/admissions/fr_ap.cfm]Freshmen:”>Undergraduate Admissions | UC Davis)</p>

<p>There’s also a thread already on math courses. </p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-davis/536055-math-16b-17b-21b.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-davis/536055-math-16b-17b-21b.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

[sutoroberrii]

<p>A quick rundown from what I learned from academic advising @ Davis (a bit late, but eh?):</p>

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<p>Med schools care about GPA only. Meaning, they could care less if you took the hardest math class EVAR compared to the easiest. It’s not like high school! I scored WELL above average on my Chem placement test, meaning that I could take Chem Honors. But I didn’t. Why? Chem Honors = unnecessary work, and med schools wouldn’t even care if I took the honors class. To get into med school, the minimum GPA is like, 3.5. So keep that in mind. (And to get into UCSF, their average GPA was… a 3.7. Holy frickin’ crap.) And I’m not majoring in Chem, anyway.
Med schools like to see one full year of math. They (well, the prestigious ones, anyway) don’t take AP credit. Unless you REALLYREALLY like math and are good at it, I suggest not using your AP credit. ( Because that just means, to get that one year of math, you need to take a higher level of math than just the three basic quarters of Calc. .___.; And most of them don’t take Stats, either… meaning, hello, differential equations. And 3D shapes. And frickin’ rotations. The TI-89 is your best friend!)
Check the course catalogue for pre-reqs. [UC</a> Davis General Catalog | Home](<a href=“http://registrar.ucdavis.edu/ucdwebcatalog/]UC”>General Catalog - General Catalog Home)
Hit the 2008-2010 General Catalog in Adobe PDF format and look for Physics. Go from there.
Use word-of-mouth and ratemyprofessor.com as to which professors to choose. Good lecturers will save you time (you won’t have to “self-teach” yourself as much.)</p>
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<p>I’m using the extra time saved from taking the “easier” courses to get heavily involved/invested in several activities. :]</p>