Not taking physics for top schools? Help please :(

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<p>So heres the dilemma...</p>

<p>My school course load is rigorous and demanding and I have taken the requisites in each level, except physics. I took AP Biology in 11th grade and in 12th grade I am taking AP Chemistry. However, some people told me that not having a Physics course taken in high school will be bad for college applications...</p>

<p>. I am applying to these schools (My GPA and SAT's are good)
University of Hawaii
Creighton
University of Michigan
New York University
Boston University
University of Washington
Emory University
Boston College
University of Chicago
Tufts
Cornell </p>

<p>I plan on enrolling in pre-med. </p>

<p>Will not taking physics hurt my application?? (My guidance counselor told me that it unless I plan on going into engineering school, which I don't intend on doing, I should stick with AP chem...I'm so confused</p>

<p>What do you guys think? </p>

<p>(ps: I tried to search for options of taking physics via community colleges but that wasn't successful) </p>

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<p>Most medical schools (for grad) will require you to take at least 1 year of physics with lab work during undergrad. If you don’t have a physics background how do you expect to do well when you have to take physics in college? (Unless your a quick learner physics is not an easy course to learn in a year). </p>

<p>Information from: <a href=“http://www.northwestern.edu/advising-center/health-professions/pre-med/coursework.html”>Page Not Found: Health Professions Advising (HPA) - Northwestern University;

<p>What is your senior year schedule you could always double up on science classes.</p>

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<p>High school physics is often a recommended prerequisite for college physics, which is generally required for pre-meds.</p>

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<p>You will very likely be just fine. Don’t stress over it. Chemistry is more important for pre-med, and you don’t want to take both AP Physics and AP Chem is senior year. Many, many schools only allow students to take one or two AP or HL IB lab sciences.</p>

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<p>It won’t stop you from getting into those schools, period. </p>

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