Worth retaking an AP Class.

Applying to College
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<p>A few medical schools do not accept AP credit for math, so a pre-med with BC credit may need to either take calculus 3 or retake calculus 2 or something like that (note that many students say that calculus 3 is not as difficult as calculus 2).</p>

<p>Example: <a href=“http://www.medstudent.ucla.edu/offices/admiss/admreq.cfm[/url]”>http://www.medstudent.ucla.edu/offices/admiss/admreq.cfm&lt;/a&gt; (AP credit not accepted for any pre-med courses)</p>

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<p>@Pancaked, <a href=“http://www.princeton.edu/hpa/premed/coursework[/url]”>www.princeton.edu/hpa/premed/coursework</a>
Scroll down to where it says “A Note about Math”</p>

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<p>I feel like a bio major would be a strong idea for medical school. I know the MCAT has more biology questions than the other sciences. Majoring in bio med engineering was something I considered, but I don’t want to ruin my GPA because engineering majors are not easy to obtain a good GPA in.</p>

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<p>Yeah, that’s fair. Just make sure to have some sort of backup plan; med school is a good and achievable goal, but it shouldn’t be your only option.</p>

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<p>^Yeah, I understand where you’re coming from. It’s not for everyone. It was only after much consideration that I switched from Chem major to ChemE. </p>

<p>But being a Bio major doesn’t give you any significant edge. The same percentage of humanities majors are admitted as natural science majors. That’s because the MCAT tests over a very specific subject area covered by pre-med courses that all pre-meds, no matter the major, are required to take. Best of luck!</p>

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<p>About half of those who get to the point of applying to medical schools (many pre-meds realize that their GPA or MCAT is too low and do not apply) are biological science majors; their acceptance rate is no higher than that of other liberal arts (including science) majors.</p>

<p><a href=“https://www.aamc.org/download/161692/data/table18.pdf[/url]”>https://www.aamc.org/download/161692/data/table18.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>More tables:</p>

<p><a href=“https://www.aamc.org/data/facts/applicantmatriculant/[/url]”>https://www.aamc.org/data/facts/applicantmatriculant/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I want to double major in bio and a humanity, I am not sure which one yet. I was considering cultural or bio anthropology. Would that give me an advantage for med school apps given I earn a high GPA and MCAT score?</p>

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<p>No.</p>

<p>Please read premed threads. No major gives you an advantage. Study what interests you and excel.</p>

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<p>Medical school admissions is highly centered on GPA. Essentially, whatever major gets you a GPA above 3.7 is a good major. But then again, if your bid for medical school fails, that major may not be a good thing to fall back on.</p>

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<p>I self-studied precalc during my sophomore year and following summer. Then, since math didn’t fit into my junior year schedule, I am taking AP Calc BC online through OSU. Depending on what I get on the exam, (4 or 5) I will either take calc 3, but if I get a 3 or lower, I was thinking about retaking Calc BC, which most seniors in our school take, through my school. BTW, I want to go into engineering. Will this look bad, if i get into college.</p>