<p>So I got accepted into Rice ED and I was wondering how the freshman workload will be for a pre-med bioengineering student. How many hours will I have of studying compared to free time at Rice? What will my schedule most likely look like if I am only getting AP Credit for Calculus AB and Biology(not including my AP credit in the humanities)?</p>
<p>Medical school does NOT accept AP biology credits in your college transcript. If you want to attend med school, you must retake bio in college</p>
<p>[Department</a> of Bioengineering: Undergraduate Study](<a href=“http://cohesion.rice.edu/engineering/bioe/undergrad.cfm?doc_id=8025]Department”>http://cohesion.rice.edu/engineering/bioe/undergrad.cfm?doc_id=8025)</p>
<p>That’s the “timetable” for bioe. Generally people take about 15 credits a semester, which translates to 5 classes.</p>
<p>cowking15- can you use AP credits to place out of an intro Biology class and into a higher Bio class? Would medical school take that?</p>
<p>yeah like can I use AP credit to get out of Introductory Bio and use Cell Bio for med school?</p>
<p>For bioe, workload really depends on what you AP out of. If you can go straight to orgo, it’ll be more difficult, but you’ll save yourself a lot of sleep sophomore year.</p>
<p>I’m not a premed but I’m fairly sure Cell can’t be used instead of into bio. And as one of the few people who has made this particular bad decision, I’d recommend not taking Cell Bio the first semester of your freshman year. It’s an interesting class but VERY reading-intensive and you might want to wait until your study habits develop a little more.</p>
<p>Also, the link Modulation posted is the most helpful thing in the world. That schedule is slightly flexible (ex. if you have AP credit for physics take Mech freshman year), but it’s pretty much a bioe’s life story.</p>
<p>No you cant use the AP bio credit to skip out of anything for med school. Im 99.9% sure (make sure you talk to your class advisor about this though).</p>
<p>are they just picky with biology, or ALL AP’s?</p>
<p>usually just biology 
and maybe chem or other sciences make sure you check!</p>
<p>Do u know If I can use my English AP credit to get rid of the English req for med school?</p>
<p>Ok I did the research and one cant use AP English for med school</p>
<p>If I dont want to take a traditional English class for this requirement(im going to be a bioengineering major)…what kind of classes at Rice can fill this requirement?</p>
<p>Yes, as a pre-med student who has met with two health professions advisors at Rice, you can use AP credit to satisfy pre-med requirements at SOME medical schools (many of the top ones, like Harvard, do not accept AP credit). However, it is still advised to take two upper-level classes in the areas you AP out of (i.e. upper level classes in biology if you AP out of Intro Bio). English will not count, because Rice does not give course credit for English (only graduation hours credit). Check this link out from Rice’s Office of Health Professions Advising: [Rice</a> University | Frequently Asked Questions](<a href=“http://www.students.rice.edu/students/FAQ1.asp?SnID=1145084753#APcreditstofulfill]Rice”>http://www.students.rice.edu/students/FAQ1.asp?SnID=1145084753#APcreditstofulfill)</p>
<p>Not to stop you from asking questions but you’ll get a LOT more information on this from people who may be better informed (peer academic advisors and the like) during O-Week. So there’s no need to decide just yet :)</p>
<p>how is the work load for psychology or cognitive science majors? also, is there any kind of public health major or track like that?</p>
<p>For Public Health you would major in Kinesiology with a concentration in Health Sciences.</p>
<p>There’s a Health Care Management track in Policy Studies. Also Global Health as a minor, though I have a friend who made it her major.
[Rice</a> University Policy Studies](<a href=“http://policystudies.rice.edu/Content.aspx?id=41]Rice”>http://policystudies.rice.edu/Content.aspx?id=41)
[Beyond</a> Traditional Borders](<a href=“http://beyondtraditionalborders.rice.edu/programs.cfm?doc_id=9257]Beyond”>http://beyondtraditionalborders.rice.edu/programs.cfm?doc_id=9257)</p>
<p>To answer the OP in regards to workload, originally coming in, I thought that being premed would be extremely hard here and to me, it couldnt be farther from the truth. While I have only taken intro level classes like bio, chem and calc, none of them have proven to be that difficult at all. If you stay on top of your work, you will hardly have any trouble. I barely studied (except for finals week) and I did great. I had SOOO much free time that I couldnt believe it. It is also hard to really be bored or not have friends to do things with. I was able to be involved in tons of things that I never thought possible including working in the new BRC doing research. Dont stress out, Rice really isnt as hard as you would think. Having said all that though, bioe is a more difficult major and I’m sure the upper level courses get more difficult but by then, your studying will be better also.</p>
<p>The workload this semester wasn’t terrible. I didn’t have to pull any all nighters and I went out and partied most weekends, getting a good gpa too. I APed out of a lot of the more time consuming classes though (Phys 101 for instance) so it might be a different story for you.</p>
<p>My one friend is BIOE and the last time I saw him he told me that he was changing to another major b/c (according to him) “BIOE screws up you GPA if you wanna go to medical school; it’s better to be BIOC”. I don’t know. Whatever… I’m one of those people that believe that whatever you major is, it’s HARD at Rice. If you want all Bs at Rice it’s not hard at all. Just do the minimum and try to be above average on all of your tests. But if you want to get mostly As (which is what you need for medical school), you HAVE to bust your butt. Like, you have to be at Club Fondren (libraryyyy) most nights of the week.
As dismal as it sounds, the library can be kinda… fun. For instance, when a couple of friends and I were there on a Saturday night (Ok. Excuse: We had a HUGE test on Monday and we partied wayyyy too much on Thursday and Friday. And we’re premed.). When we were done studying, we played “Tik Tok” and danced on the tables…
We didn’t get in trouble because there was like, us and one other dude. AND we KILLED our tests on Monday! :)</p>
<p>Getting all Bs isn’t necessarily easy; it does, to some extent, depend on your major.</p>