"General Chemistry for Majors"

hokagesama
Sun, 18 Jul 2010 23:05:43 +0000

Are you really worried about a med school not taking you because you took some AP credit? I’ve never heard of that but I guess it could be the case. The two girls I know considering medical school from HS (Just finished up ‘freshman’ years at Duke and Johns Hopkins) took every AP class my high school offered and accepted all applicable credit to get a boost. I know every point counts and schools are super competitive, but I think it’s going to be what you do with the later years of your schooling that sets you apart.

And I know you’re dead set on medical school and that seems like the absolute only possibility, but the numbers don’t lie: odds are pretty good your focus on medicine (or anything, for that matter) will waver. I’d advise you to hedge your bets a little bit. Even if you stick with medicine, you’ll be more well rounded.

There’s a limit to the volume of pass/fail credit you can use, so I don’t think you should use it. I doubt anyone will have a comparison between the two…so consider taking the class and dropping it if you decide to take something else.