Do they have to take physics? [high school student, aspiring pre-med]

ETA I just saw your post about likelies…but read this anyway.

I am going to suggest you read this thread I’m about to link. I’m also hoping you told us just part of her list and that she has some sure things for admission on her application list also.

The student in this thread really was top notch. Class val, national merit finalist, excellent ECs, excellent LOR. No one expected him to be shut out of all of his applications, but he was. I will say…he took a gap year and landed well on his feet, but his second half of his senior year and into the summer were really awful. You don’t want your daughter to be this student. And admissions have become even harder since 2005 when this took place.

It’s an older thread but a must read for any student who is only thinking about applying to elite schools.

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