List of Medical Schools that take AP Credits???

[mommusic]

<p>My kids all got 5s on their APs, and none had any trouble with the next level of course. At very high level universities, I might add.</p>

<p>I can see doing a retake if you only got a 3 or a 4. I can also imagine that college courses may vary from school to school, depending on the student body, so at some schools the AP level is perfectly adequate as a pre-req, whereas at others, not so much.</p>

<p>(College courses MUST vary in difficulty, if one college gives credit for a 3, and another one only for a 5, right?)</p>

[MiamiDAP]

<p>First Bio was not retake at all, at state college too! Lots of Honors kids have changed their plans to go to Med. School after first Bio class (all of them had AP Bio). More so, D’s HS used the same textbook as her first college Bio, but it was so much more than just that textbook. Most also take first Gen, Chem., but this one is easy, I agree. D. did have AP Chem. and it was really easy for her. So, it truly depends on school / class.</p>

[dperalta]

<p>First off, I would like to thank everyone for taking their time to reply to my questions. As I was reading responses for the same question, different forum, a member directed me to a thread where my question was answered previously. In this thread I found a response which basically summed up what I was thinking while i was reading everyone’s replies. </p>

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@collegestu816

The general rule of thumb is that you for every semester of AP credit your undergrad institution gives you for a pre-med requisite class, you should plan on SUBSTITUTING it with an upper level class in the same area if you plan on taking the AP credit (e.g. inorganic chem for intro chem; genetics for intro bio; modern physics for intro physics). Of course for some people that may put your GPA at risk, but if you think you are competent and willing to work hard, getting As in advanced bio or chem courses will make you stand out much better among the adcoms than As in the basic intro courses that most people take to just fulfill a minimum requirement. This can be especially beneficial if your school’s intro classes tend to be weed-out courses and have lots of grade deflation. Just NEVER use AP to completely skip out of a pre-med req, especially the mandatory science courses, because most med schools want to see you take the class in college with an actual grade your transcript. Med schools are, however, more lenient on taking AP for the non-science reqs such as calc, stat, or english courses so don’t be as pressured to take an upper level class in those areas if you use the AP credit.</p>

<p>Again, this is just GENERAL advice to make you competitive for MOST med schools out there while still taking some advantage of your AP credit. As some previous posts have mentioned, checking with the specific med schools you’re interested in applying to is still the best thing to do. And DO NOT use AP to substitute an intro class for an upper level one if you believe it will hurt your GPA by more than 0.1 on the 4.0 scale, because getting Bs and Cs in upper level science classes won’t be excused by the med school adcoms despite the perceived increased difficulty of those classes.

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<p>link to thread discussion: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/960624-med-school-ap-scores.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/960624-med-school-ap-scores.html&lt;/a&gt;
^What do you think?..accurate?..could statistics be the upper level class in math that medical schools would like to see…or is it calculus2, because then I would need to start from scratch (pre-calc).</p>

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<li>If I may add, I know the most reasonable or practical way to make a decision might be just to contact the ADCOM from any particular med-school Im interested in. However, I think it’s too early for that, considering I don’t even have any idea how i would perform in the MCAT.</li>
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[WayOutWestMom]

<p>Re: Calc 2 vs. stats.</p>

<p>Each medical school has its own preference. You really need to look at the admission requirements for each school you’re interested in. (You don’t need to email the ADCOM; UG course requirements are listed on each school’s admissions site.)</p>

<p>Currently only a handful of schools require 2 semesters of calculus. Only a slightly larger number require/recommend stats. </p>

<p>But that’s not to say this will still be true in 4 years or that the one school you really want to apply to in 4 years will not be among the handful that requires one course or the other.</p>

<p>The safest course would be to take stats AND Calc 1 & 2. </p>

<p>But you’re going to have to make a decision–and possibly take a risk that may or may not affect your future opportunities. Life often works like that.</p>