need some help/advice

Pre-Med & Medical School Pre-Med Topics
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<p>Hi there. I have several questions that need to be answered before I start my freshman year in college. Any help would be greatly appreciated!</p>

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<li><p>This summer, instead of doing nothing academically, I decided to take Calc 1 and business calc (I took BC in high school and aced the class). Will it look bad to colleges if I took these courses through a community college to save money?</p></li>
<li><p>Should I use my AP Bio credit (got a 5 and aced the class) and move on to "cell biology" or should I take the general class (Which would be, from what I hear at my university, easier--- thus giving me a, supposedly, higher grade). Would Med schools care?</p></li>
<li><p>My school only allows for a maximum of 19 hours in one "quarter". Here is my schedule:
Cell Bio/Gen Bio 5 hours
Chem 4 hours
first year seminar 4 hours
Leadership class 2 hours
Elements of Linear Algebra (pre-req is algebra and trig) 4 hours
How does the schedule look? Doable?</p></li>
<li><p>Since the maximum amount of hours possible is 19, I was thinking of also taking a class through a community college online (calc 2). This is where it gets tricky. With the calc 1 class I am taking now, I will get 5 semester credits--- but my school runs on a quarter system. Thus, I would get credit for only 1 quarter of single variable calc. Yet, if I take calc 2 through the community college, I will get credit for all three quarters of single variable calc. Would med schools look down upon me if I take calc 2 through the community college?</p></li>
<li><p>Finally, do med schools care if you are in an "honors program"? </p></li>
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<p>Thanks again!!</p>

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<p>1) Did you not take the AP Calc BC exam?</p>

<p>2) What is the policy of your UG school? Do they offer you credit?</p>

<p>3) What is your major?</p>

<p>4) what? Why?</p>

<p>5) MSs don’t care per se, but how you are seen by your UG institution and your committee (if you have one) can help your cause. At my school, admission rate to MSs from the Honor’s college(almost 100%) is significantly higher than the general population.</p>

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<li><p>No. I chose not to, though my teacher said that I was “guaranteed a 5”… I didn’t want to skip calc all together. I either wanted to take it at a cc or at my UG. </p></li>
<li><p>Yes, they offer credit. Basically, should I go for the easier grade or skip higher to a harder class?</p></li>
<li><p>Biology is my main major. Economics is a possibility for a second major. I will also have a minor in leadership and chemistry.</p></li>
<li><p>umm… that’s just how it works lol. Calc 1 for a semester only gives credit for 1.5 quarters of calc and Calc 2 gives credit for the other 1.5 quarters of calc…</p></li>
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