<p>because it’s easier to relate chem to bio. even though physics is governed by math, the textbook authors knew better than to start off bio 101 with a math lesson. </p>
<p>plus, the original argument was chem vs bio :P</p>
<p>^I know, I pretty much agree with you. Chemistry is what allows biology to actually make sense. But, I don’t think taking general chem before general bio will be that much more enriching, especially at the expense of scheduling. It all comes together at the end.</p>
<p>Sorry to interrupt you guys but I have just one more question.
I want to retake chem because I don’t think I learned it too well in HS, though I scored ok on the AP test. I want to retake bio because I took AP bio a while ago and don’t remember much. Both courses are really important to my major. </p>
<p>If I do this will grad schools shun me and think I’m incompetent? That’s what the academic advisors led me to believe.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>if you’re premed, you’ll have to take a full year of gen chem&bio anyway, regardless of AP results. </p>
<p>real science-based grad schools (as opposed to professional programs) don’t care what you do in your intro and irrelevant classes. it’s all about research experience.</p>
<p>The speaker at the pre-med meeting here told me that very few med schools don’t take AP credit, so he said it was okay if I took Bio instead.</p>
<p>Oh wow, I told my advisor I was considering premed and she never told me AP credits don’t count. Thanks for the heads up!</p>