<p>My honors chemistry teacher told me that not taking AP Chemistry or a college preparatory chemistry class in high school will lead to a Fail in college. How true is this statement. I didn't plan on majoring in science when I first entered high school so my schedule wasn't able to fit in AP Chemistry. Will this hurt me in college in terms of grades and pressure/study time?</p>
<p>Um, I doubt it. Don't worry so much, you'll be fine. There are very few students, or even pre-meds, that have taken more than one year of chem in high school.</p>
<p>I only took one year of chem my sophomore year in high school and I scored well above the mean on my first chem exam here at Cornell. (and I got a B in high school chem)</p>
<p>I regret not taking AP Chem, I guess it depends if you're good at it or not.</p>
<p>oh i see. Thanks.</p>
<p>you don't need AP in HS; you need to study hard in College, just like with any challenging class.</p>
<p>ive asked this before... but without taking any physics course at all, will physics be super hard? does cornell offer tutors and can you go in for help to the professor?</p>
<p>i know they offer a chemistry 206 for kids who havent taken chem in HS... is there somthing similar for physics?</p>
<p>If you've asked then I've probably answered before.</p>
<p>Oh well, here it is again: you can take Physics 101/102 if you've never taken physics in high school. It's a relatively low-stress class that covers non-calc based physics. I didn't take HS physics either but I still managed to get an A and a A+ in Physics 101/102.</p>
<p>I also scored a 15 on the Physical Sciences section of the MCAT and 100% of my physics knowledge came from Physics 101/102 so it seemed to prepare me alright:)</p>
<p>and norcal dude, ur obviously smarter than the average folk. Trust me, for the average person that never took high school physics will be blown away by physics 101 here.</p>
<p>Are you kidding me? Physics 101/102 is the lowest form of legit physics you can take. Untimed multiple choice tests. You only need to score around 75% correct to get full credit. You get three cracks at each test. Median is around an A-. What about that spells "hard?"</p>
<p>So what are the hardest physics classes at Cornell?</p>
<p>is this all thats needed for pre-med... does it look bad to only just take this easy course</p>
<p>u r definately a failure without chem.</p>
<p>I hope nobody says 112...i'm taking it next semester</p>
<p>Believe me Physics 101/102 is not as easy as norcalguy says it is.
Norcalguy: Jugding from your physcis course grade and your MCAT scores, it is clear that your are above average student at cornell but not everyone at cornell gets A+ in physics in and 15 in MCAT physical sciences section. You must have studied very hard to get that physics grade. By the way for next semester i don't think the median grade for physics 101 would be A- because now in order to get a perfect grade on your unit test, you need to answer 85% of the multiple choice correctly.</p>
<p>Stonecold-Yes, that is all that is required. Med schools require 1 year of general physics. So that means you either have to take Physics 101/102 (non calc. based) or Physics 207/208 (calc. based) at Cornell.</p>
<p>Biophilic-I know I'm above average at Cornell. And no I did not study very hard for physics (Orgo and biochem were my bigger concerns). Admittedly, I'm good at math which probably predisposes me to being good at physics.</p>
<p>I'm not saying everyone with no physics background can score a 15 on the PS section of the MCAT with only Physics 101/102. But as a premed, you have two choices. Physics 101/102 or Physics 207/208 which is where most premeds who had HS physics end up. Physics 207/208 has 3 lectures, 2 sections, and 1 lab a week. If Physics 101/102 is a great course for beginners and still comprehensive enough to prep well for the MCAT, why wouldn't a premed w/ little physics experience take it? It's not like you have too many choices. And I still think untimed, 13-question multiple choice question tests are low stress.</p>
<p>Also, the questions on the Physics 101/102 tests are very similar to MCAT physics questions. The only difference is that you only get around 1 min and 15 sec. per question on the MCAT. To get a reasonable score (10 or above), you'll have to get 80%+ correct anyway.</p>