Accepted as a pre-med student; what now?

[ucbalumnus]

@Mjkacmom

My daughter’s friend is an engineering major, she took AP AB and BC calculus in HS, took calculus over the summer at CC (I think she had to because of her placement test was a few points low). Calculus is a weed out at Rutgers, a lot aren’t taught well, many end up taking it at CC instead of risking failing and having to retake it at Rutgers.

Be careful about repeating courses or AP credit, or taking pre-med courses at community colleges.

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