Thread for BS/MD BS/DO 2021-2022

[cheer2021]

My DC took a different plan:
Grade 9: AP Physics 1 (it was literally an uphill task, realized later that it was too early)
Grade 10: Honors Chemistry (block 1), AP Chemistry (block 2)
Grade 11: AP Biology
Grade 12: AP Psychology
Overall DC took 15 AP courses in total (grade 9 – 12), 5 of them are medical related. Have seen one kid taken 17 APs in Fall 2021 BSMD results thread. Don’t know if anyone has taken more than 17 APs. However, some expressed opinion in BSMD threads saying that overall 8-10 APs may be sufficient for BSMD applications.

Never heard of self-study for AP Chemistry Exam. Experts can chime in on this.
IMO, you need to dig through the results thread to find out what kind of AP courses are taken by the successful BSMD candidates (some posted what they took) in the past.

BS/MD Results - Fall 2021 cycle

GPA: 3.8 (UW), 5.4 (W) at the time of application Class Rank: top 10%, class of ~700 ACT: none SAT: 1590 SAT Subject Tests: Chemistry: 800 Math 2: 800 Bio: 790 AP’s (at time of application) AP US History: 5; AP Psychology - 5 AP Physics A: 3 ; AP Computer Science A: 4; AP World History: 5 AP Language and Composition: 5 Senior APs: AP Bio, AP Chem, AP Government/Politics, AP Calc, AP Literature and Composition IB – none Teacher / Counselor Recs: Not seen but assumed to be strong. One from counselor, one from sophomore chem teacher, one from junior world history teacher, one from junior physics teacher. State: NJ Gender: M Ethnicity: Non-Caucasian Income: >150k Hooks: None Awards: National Merit Finalist National AP Scholar Eagle Scout Award Order of the Arrow - Inductee National Youth Leadership Training Major ECs: EMT - served at local rescue squad for two years, significant patient experiences Genetics research at local state university - began…