<p>I'm a current hs junior interested in haverford. Was wondering how hard the calc, chem, physics, and bio classes are for those doing premed there. I'm asking because next year, as a senior, i'm planning to take ap calc and either ap chem or ap physics (the ap bio teacher at my school is terrible, so i'm not considering it). Was wondering which of the 2 ap science classes i should take to create a better foundation for college. </p>
<p>For pre-med, Bio and Chem are key. Regerding difficulty, most classes at Haverford are quite rigorous. The admissions committee does a good job in identifying student candidates are ready for the level of work, so apply and give it your best. If you are accepted, feel confident that you can tackle it.</p>
<p>So, I guess chem would be better than physics. I’m just a little worried because I took honors chemistry two years ago, so the material is not fresh in my mind. But now, I’m in honors physics, so I thought it would make sense to continue on to ap physics. Ugh, I wish I took ap chem this year instead of ap environmental science, but i didnt know i wanted to go into medicine until i began volunteering at a hospital a few months ago. I thought i wanted to go into environmental engineering, but that changed. </p>
<p>Yes, as the other person said, chem and bio are the essentials.
But look at the AP Credits policy by Haverford! You only can get a max of 4 credits from AP exam scores.
A 5 is 1 credit while a 4 is .5 credits. It’s a requirement to graduate with 32 credits, but with the 4 fulfilled credits, you’d only need 28 college course credits to graduate.</p>
<p>However, even if you can get credit for your Chem and Bio, you would still have to take the “level” one Chem and Bio classes at Haverford.</p>
<p>I’ll be attending Haverford next year, and I learned about this policy through my research and internet-surfing last summer. It’s a good policy because then all the premed kids start on fair ground.</p>