<p>So I noticed my school changed the professor for the math class I intended to take, I was going for the easy A, but the new professor is known for being quite rigorous. So in essence I rather just use my AP credit to skip calc one and go into calc two (the professor is known as one of the best math teachers when it comes to the students). Thing is if I do this must I then take calc 3? Or would medical schools accept the ap credit as a semester of calculus? I looked it up for some of the top colleges (Harvard/Duke/Pitt) and they would either accept ap credit or only require one semester of calculus and then recommend statistics later. Anyone have any expertise on this?</p>
<p>You have to ask your pre-med advisor as well as adcoms at Med. Schools on your list. D. has asked hers and she was OK with AP calc credit + college Stats. She does not like math, but it is very easy for her. Stats was one of the easiest college classes. Stats is much more useful for pre-meds than calc as Med. Research procedures are based on Stats (according to my D.). She has actually applied to Pitt and was interviewed there. I do not know about others.</p>
<p>Just take Calc 2 and stats for those 3 as of 2009-2010 cycle. (Verify for this year.) Other schools? Look it up, but at most you’re good to go. My kid used AP credit for both Calcs, added stats and found plenty of schools to apply to attend including those 3.</p>
<p>Curm,
But for Pitt, all was needed was one semester of Calc (AP credit was good to fullfill) and Stats. So, it was 2 classes, not 3 as you suggested. I do not know about other schools. D. took only Stats at college, no other math (2010-2011 cycle). Yes, I agree that they need to verify for each year.</p>
<p>miami, I didn’t say it took all three for those schools. AP credit for Calc I + Calc II + Stats gets it done at all 3 of the schools, and many, many others (some of which have lower requirements that are also met by that sequence). ;)</p>