<p>I don’t know about college statistics, but AP statistics required only very basic math. I think the prerequisite was only advanced algebra. I think this would hold true to any entry level statistics course.</p>
<p>intro stats is a joke. you need to be able to add and subtract. nothing more. more advanced statistics does require calculus though. so be careful which one you take.</p>
<p>The requirements are pretty straightforward. “One year of biology” means just that; if you tested out of intro, then you take a year of more advanced bio. And if only some med schools let AP Calc substitute for a semester of math, then you’d better take two semesters of math, no matter the level, because you don’t want to narrow your options when it comes to applying to med school.</p>
<p>Take the time to read the sticky thread. If you are too impatient to weed through the posts that don’t interest you, then you’re at an immediate disadvantage.</p>
<p>Acceptd,
Her Honors Stats was very easy “A”. All her math has been easy for her, Stats is the only math she has taken in college so far. She attends State school, she is Junior in combined non-accelerated bs/md program, Zoology major.</p>
<p>““One year of biology” means just that; if you tested out of intro, then you take a year of more advanced bio” - would not work at D’s school, despite the fact that her Honors Bio in HS was using the same texbook as her Freshman Bio in college and despite receiving “5” on AP Bio exam after taking AP Bio. College Bio is sooo much more. I also heard that Bio and Zoology majors are not allowed to skip freshman Bio in most colleges no matter what AP HS credits they have.</p>
<p>Would AP scores get you out of the English requirement for the med schools that require it?</p>
<p>Usually not.</p>
<p>AP English - why not?</p>
<p>thanks miamiDAP, and same question. At Tufts I am allowed to opt out of the first semester of English 1 and would only have to take the second semester. Should i just take it anyways since some med schools require a yr of Eng? Or would most med schools take the AP credit. (sorry this has prlly been answered already, lol)</p>
<p>I’m also wondering about AP English Lit credit.</p>
<p>grayfalcon, I would appreciate it if you would stop assuming things about me. I have done my research and know what I am talking about. However, if you have a problem with me posting another thread on a similar topic or do not fully understand why I made this thread, then do not read it or comment on it. Your message was rude and uncalled for.</p>
<p>Using AP scores to cover Pre-Med med requirements is a tricky thing and the applicability varies among Med schools. Most Med schools that do accept them ONLY accept them if your UG school lists the actual class that you were given credit for on your transcript. Make sure this is the case at the school you attend before assuming it to be the case since not all schools do this.</p>
<p>Many (not all) schools require that you take a year of English and a year of math in college. AP scores will get you past the intro level survey classes but you will still need to take higher level classes to satisfy those requirements. Most Texas med schools require the year of math taken in college which can be satisfied with statistics. </p>
<p>It’s very important to understand the actual requirements of the schools you think you will be applying to. It’s virtually impossible to adjust a senior year schedule at the last minute since you will need to disclose the classes you will be taking on your applications that are sent in well before your senior year starts.</p>
<p>No idea about AP English. I am trying to find out myself. Would be such a waste of time for my D. who is a very good writer, having writing awards in HS. I could not locate any link that lists Med. Schools that would not accept AP English. So far, D. has satisfied her Honors reguirement of having 1 semester of some Honors English, which was very easy but time consuming and basically waste of time for her.</p>
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<p>My S just completed his 2nd English Writing. He said it was very time consuming also – more time consuming than his two other pre-req classes combined. Almost nobody can really finish all the assigned readings. Maybe he is not particularly good at skimming a few of the assigned reading and BS the rest of it. (Back in HS, he said many IB students were very good at BSing their paper without reading assignments. He despised that at that time. Now he think that is a valuable skill ;-))</p>
<p>mcat2,
Agree, although I have no idea what kind of English D took in college, maybe it was some type of Honors Seminar, ton and ton of reading, and she does not even like to read novels. She loves taking Bio classes, and if she needs to take English, she will not be happy at all. She also loves her 2 minors, she actually enjoying these classes, would not enjoy English, while writing is fine, she is fast and good, she is by no means fast and good reader.</p>
<p>mcat2,
most college level english classes are reading intensive. i remember mine was pretty bad too. usually though its a discussion based group so im sure your S learned very quickly who was doing the readings and how to BS his way through boring 8a discussions.</p>
<p>miamiDAP,
coming from a top 5 boarding school, i feel for your D. it must have been quite troublesome reading all the novels! in HS i was taught by only reading research papers in honors ap bio classes and literary theses in english classes. im glad she made it through her requirements alright =)</p>
<p>Well, the bad news is that reading speed and clarity is the second most important skill for the MCAT and medical school; science knowledge matters a little, but the big thing is being able to process that information very quickly. (And memorize it, which is the MOST important skill.)</p>
<p>The good news is that if they find low-level English boring, they can always take more advanced classes. Then, don’t forget that some English classes are writing-focused.</p>
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<p>Hmm…according to my S, he believed his reading speed is really not as fast as one of his suitemates who can read very difficult passages really fast. (His suitemate is a philosophy major.) He is not particularly poor in his reading compared to “normal” college kids, as evidenced by his SAT verbal (or reading?) and PSAT verbal being 800 and 80. (Maybe the ceiling of the SAT/PSAT tests and AP language/literature tests are just too low?) But he knows he is likely not as good as those big humanity people. We will see what his reading skill really is when he takes his MCAT test later this year. Ironically, my S’s GPA is much higher (like 0.9 difference) than his suitemate who is a much better reader. His suitemate reads extremely widely but really does not care about the grades a bit. He refuses to read the assignments if he is not interested in them. I guess the grade correlates more to the efforts (and practicality?) than to anything else.</p>
<p>D realized long time ago that she cannot improve her speed of reading. However, she also realised that her comprehension scores are very high. She will have to deal with it for the rest of her life. So far it has been working for her very well, particularly in science classes. Writing has never been a problem, she is an exceptionally good writer with very high English scores on standardized test. So, English class in college was easy but very time consuming, that involved too much reading. </p>
<p>redrower,
Although D did not graduate from boarding school, she went to the best private school in our area “Country Day…” type school. Their AP English was crueling, the hardest class in Senior year. College Honors class was nothing in comparison. </p>
<p>Well, there is still a question about Med. School acceptance of AP English credit. D. is not planning to take any more English in her life. I hope she is not getting in trouble for that…</p>
<p>From the UTSouthwestern admissions page:</p>
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<p>As I mentioned in another post the use of the phrase “One year of college English” is also used in their Math requirements section and is open to interpretation by some, and to many if not most is a source of confusion.</p>
<p>Several years back I called and emailed them regarding the math requirement since the English wasn’t going to be an issue. They said that it means the classes and credit hours must be taken IN college not via AP credit.</p>