<p>Hey guys…I will be a junior in hs next year and I was wondering about the difficulty of courses required to get accepted into BSMD programs. I will definitely be taking the following classes next year (my school offers CPA courses as the highest level- in place of honors) :
Pre-calculus CPA
Physics I CPA
Chemistry II CPA (I’ve completed Chem I last year)
US Studies CPA
Latin I CP (no CPA offered)</p>
<p>My question was about English…considering that I am taking CPA courses in all of the other core subjects, would it be necessary for me to take CPA English as well in order to have an appealing transcript? CPA English is considered very time-consuming as well as challenging (primarily literature-focused), and I am concerned that it might take away a large amount of my time to study for other classes. Another problem is that although I am a pretty good writer, I don’t really like to read much…especially if it’s literature. If I don’t take CPA I will take CP English instead. I guess I should emphasize that only 4 other students of my class of 210 will be taking Chem II next year as this is considered a highly advanced course for juniors (in our school at least). Would this look good enough on my transcript or should I throw in CPA English as well? I did take CPA English in my first two years of high school- and teachers suggest that this is generally enough for science-oriented students. Less than 20 kids in my class will take CPA Eng next year, and only 2 of them will take Chem II as well. These happen to be the two highest ranked students in the class</p>
<p>So would CPA English be too much on my plate or is it a necessity? What do you guys think?</p>
<p>Some background about me- my GPA is a 3.81 and I am ranked about 25 out of 210 students. I am an Asian and I go to a relatively competitive high school in PA.</p>
<p>I honestly don’t think that taking CPA English is going to make that big of a difference. If anything, it might give you a slight edge if compared to a similar applicant. However, CPA English is not going to be the thing that makes you or breaks you. It’s definitely not a necessity.</p>
<p>I’m also an incoming junior this year. Here’s my schedule:</p>
<p>AP Chemistry
AP US History
AP Calculus AB
Honors Physics A
Honors English 11
Honors French 4
Jazz Choir</p>
<p>GPA unweighted: 4.0
GPA sophomore year weighted: 4.333
Class rank: no idea, but definitely in the top 10% out of 700+ at a pretty good school in California Bay Area
Asian female</p>
<p>How does that compare to other BS/MD applicants?</p>
<p>chillaxin,
Most BA/MD applicants will have rigorous class schedules like yours and similar GPAs. Most applicants will also be Asian. Your E.C.s, awards and other activities and accomplishments are definitely the most important and are what will distinguish you from the other applicants with similar stats. Try to find something that makes you stand out! </p>
<p>It’s good that so many people like you are thinking about college so early. I know that I didn’t even know about BA/MD programs until around the end of my junior year.</p>
<p>Usually, do most people applying to BS/MD programs take CPA/Honors English (or the equivalent)? Also, do they generally take all of the most rigorous courses offered at their schools? Just wondering…</p>
<p>curlyhead: I would recommend it because as I remember, Northwestern requires a recommendation from your English teacher so I think it’d be more impressive if you took the most advanced English course offerred (they want to know about your writing ability). I would recommend taking as many rigorous courses as you can handle – anything to prove you can handle the courseload in college.</p>