<p>Is it enough to take AP Physics B in high school and use that to cover the Physics prerequisites for med school, given that the college gives 1 credit for a 5 on Physics B? I know that a min. of 1 yr of college Physics is necessary to apply to med school but I dont' know if i should take AP Physics B or C.</p>
<p>And if a college gives only 1/2 credit for AP Physics C but 1 credit for Physics B, which one is worth my time to take?</p>
<p>NOBODY knows this? Come on ...</p>
<p>Most med schools do not accept AP credit (and by most I mean like all but 5... I think), though taking a higher level course will usually suffice. (ie, placing out of intro physics but taking 2 semesters of higher level physics)</p>
<p>Either way, I think that taking an AP level class and then not placing out of the introductory class in college is a good idea. Usually, the college course is harder and more in-depth; and your AP class gives you a great foundation for it. Additionally, it'll help you get an easier A... which as a premed, is a good thing.</p>
<p>Well I know that only 1 year of physics is the prerequisite for medical school so, to make it slightly easier on myself, should I just take AP Physics B (and assuming I get a 5) and then another full year of physics in college?</p>
<p>Yeah, that would be a sound plan.</p>
<p>So do med schools even care if you take advanced classes as an undergrad? Like will they care that I'm not challenging myself by taking an intro physics classes in college if I aced AP Physics B or C?</p>
<p>Nope .</p>
<p>Guess I have my plan for physics covered then!</p>
<p>Be warned that some colleges will not permit you to retake classes you have AP Credit in.</p>
<p>the best thing to do is to pick and choose the ap scores you want to send. Don't choose the option of sending all your scores together. At my college, I was placed out of an english class, and am now still trying to get back into it.</p>
<p>Can you do that? Back in the day (six years ago), you couldn't.</p>
<p><a href="http://collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/exgrd_rep.html%5B/url%5D">http://collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/exgrd_rep.html</a>
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i think most colleges won't force you to place out of a class even if you send the score</p>
<p>1.) Huh. There it is. You're right.</p>
<p>2.) Well, I know some public schools do.</p>
<p>Thank you shawn!</p>
<p>This is what i did for my senior year physic.
I took AP Physics B at my school and took the AP physics C exam. This will be more beneficial in the long run for you at college, because College Physics has topics from both exams- Electricity/ Magneticism from C and thermo, optics, fluids from B.</p>