<p>Next year, as a senior, I may not be able to take any hard-core science classes because of my school's budget. I want to get into a BS/MD program, but I'm worried that this might hurt me. I'm taking 2 years of science this year, for a total of 4 years by the end of my junior year, and will be a lab assistant for the general chemistry class next year. </p>
<p>Here are my science classes</p>
<p>9th grade: Biology
10th grade: Chemistry
11th grade: AP Chemistry, Physics
12th grade: Lab assistant for 1 semester, Environmental science for 2nd semester.</p>
<p>I'll get a good rec from my chem teacher, who I will have had for 2.5 years counting my semester as a lab assistant.</p>
<p>Anyway, will the lack of an AP science class such as AP biology hurt me? Any thoughts? thanks!</p>
<p>hey, i don't think it will necessary hurt you per say if your school doesn't offer it, you can take a college course in ap bio if you want or you can try to self-study... though i don't think it should be a problem at all since it's not like you're doing nothing science related... have good ec's though... that's what matters most</p>
<p>it wont really hurt you because you are only judged based upon your school and your school is not offering the courses (as opposed to you not taking them).</p>
<p>Don't worry about it. The admissions committees won't hold it against you if your school doesn't offer it. You should probably mention it somewhere in the application so they know the situation. If you really want to, you could take an intro-level science course at your local community college, but I wouldn't stress too much. My school only offered 4 AP classes and no honors, and I still got in where I wanted to go.</p>