<p>dont use credit for premed required classes... but i would still recomend studying for the ap exam or at least working hard in the class... why not get everything down in HS before you go to college. the 'im going to retake the class anyway ' attitude will result in laziness and eventually haunt you.</p>
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For example, I got a 5 on AP Biology, but it would be beneficial for me to take introduction to biology at college since it is, as people on this board have said, much more detailed than AP Biology.
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<p>Intro bio in college is worthless. If you are a premed, you will have to take advanced bio courses and you end up relearning that material in the process anyway. Unless you have a photographic memory and the willingness to devote your life to memorizing the textbook, I recommend skipping out of Intro Bio otherwise you'll take a hit on your GPA. The class is pretty worthless and IMO represents the worst of Cornell.</p>
<p>I do NOT recommend skipping out of chemistry and physics because you will learn stuff that you did not learn in high school. Also, it's easier to do well in chemistry because you will be competing against people who can only memorize.</p>
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My question is why a premed would choose to opt out of any classes (science or non-science) when it would help their GPA to take a humanities (since I've been hearing that in general premed science classes are harder than many of the humanities classes) and it is required of them to take all of the AP opt-out-able (sp.) science classes anyway.
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<p>Believe it or not, but most people do not choose their classes based on how they perceive it will affect their GPA. Many people (like me) have no interest in humanities classes and use AP credit to get rid of distribution requirements.</p>
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Please tell me which AP course credits out of these have helped you at Cornell as a premed (i.e. you used to opt out of courses)
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<p>You need to relax. I'm not sure how any of those classes will specifically make you a better premed. Take what interests you, study hard, and do your best. It's probably not what you want to hear, but it's too early to be worrying about being a premed at Cornell.</p>