If I got a 4 on the ap chem test, can i take chem 6a for a letter grade?

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<p>Would it be included in my gpa?</p>

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<p>You can take it for a letter grade so you can have it on your transcript, but it doesn’t affect your GPA which is unfortunate because I got an A- in the class but it didn’t count for my GPA :(</p>

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<p>But it would count on the “Science GPA” for Medical schools right?</p>

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<p>I would assume so. not sure</p>

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<p>It will not be counted in any GPA calculation, including for medical school, because you are not given any credits for taking the course. They’ll just see it on your transcript.</p>

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<p>Hi lee3522,</p>

<p>Who is your chem6a professor?</p>

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<p>Nope! I can tell you that for certain because I took it fall quarter and got no letter grade. However, if you’re thinking about applying to med school you need to take the entire chem6 sequence, so you can either 1)take 6A for no grade or 2)take the much harder 6A Honors for a letter grade.</p>

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<p>Wait, so if you get a 4 or 5 on the chem ap in high school…you can’t take chem 6a for your college gpa? Can you choose to not use your ap score?</p>

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<p>^no lol, cuz then that’ll be unfair for the students that didnt take ap chem or didnt have chem offered at their high school.</p>

<p>the reason you get exempt from chem6a if you have a 4 or 5 is because 6a is basically ap chem, and if they allow you to take it for a letter grade, it would be unfair for the other students who never took chem before. plus it would be boring for you and a waste of time since you already know the material.</p>

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<p>^ true, but it’s not like you’re barred from taking the class. you can still enroll, get your grade to report to med schools, and do plenty of damage by destroying the curve.</p>

<p>my roommate was pre-pharm and TAing chem 6A with me. she told our professor her situation, and he was perfectly willing to give her an A, reasoning if she knew enough to TA, she knew enough to get the A. the interesting part? med schools would never know. and since the registrar doesn’t cross-check things like TAs and enrolled students, the school would never find out either.</p>