In Need of Clarification

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>So I am about to enter my freshman year of college and am planning on pursuing a pre-med track; however, I keep hearing warnings about claiming AP credit and such and I'm kind of confused. Can anyone clarify why claiming credit is looked down upon?</p>

<p>With AP Scores I can receive credit for:</p>

<p>2 English Classes
Calculus I and II
1 Year of Introductory Bio
Macroeconomics
US Govt/Polts</p>

<p>I would like to claim credit for everything but in doing so I would be replacing my extra time with a few upper division biology courses however I don't wish to go any further in English or calculus. I know how tough the application process is for medical school so if I do find myself applying I don't want to be limited by anything as small as this. Any insight would be greatly appreciated, thanks.</p>

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<p>The problem isn’t with claiming AP credit with your undergrad institution, but rather trying to claim it with med schools. A few will accept it for pre-req courses, but the vast majority will not, so you’ll end up needing a year of calculus, a year of english, a year of bio, etc. in actual college classes anyway.</p>

<p>As for why it’s looked down upon - AP’s aren’t accepted by most med schools or are looked down upon because they simply don’t rise to the rigor of the college versions of the course. I took plenty of AP and IB courses in high school - not one of them compared to a college-level course.</p>

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<p>Which is exactly why it is required – too many math-science geeks who can’t write.</p>