<p>I am a biology major (and prehealth) so I have some insight on this.
It is VERY difficult to do them both at the same time as chem 11 will have weekly problem sets and bio 13 will have weekly labs. The exams are very nitpicky for biology that will require dutiful memorization and application and the chemistry will require hardcore problem solving. Taking chem 11 will be harder than taking chem 1 as it is an “honors” version of the course and will yield 1.5 credits instead of the usual 1. I wouldn’t recommend taking both simultaneously. As a premed student, I would advise against using AP credits at all (for the core sciences), but if you had to, I would AP out of bio 13 as it is the most intense weed-out course of the premed sequence. However, do be warned that APing out of bio 13 will put you at a disadvantage for upper level courses such as genetics because there is a decent amount of overlap and foundation established in the introductory course.</p>
<p>I would recommend taking organic chemistry your sophomore year as it will give you time in taking your MCATs and freeing up a possible summer should you need to withdraw from the class (and/or taking it at another university or at the Tufts summer session); therefore you should try doing chemistry your freshman year. By the time you are a sophomore you probably will have a better idea of what collegiate sciences are like and are more apt to take on double sciences. If you are interested in the early-admissions to the Tufts medical school, you’ll have to double up on sciences from the beginning. I’ll try to find the website with the information.
Edit: here it is <a href=“Homepage | Tufts University School of Medicine”>Homepage | Tufts University School of Medicine;