what ap's to take and which to stay away from?Answered
(for someone going into pre-med)
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As a 9th grader, I wouldn't stay away from any of them because they will all help you in form or the other to be a better college student.
One could easily argue that Physics, Stats, Calculus, Bio, Chem, and both English's are useful for students interested in the medical field.
Ultimately, the only main things that matters when you apply to medical school after junior year in college 6-7 years from now is your college GPA and your MCAT scores. Your honors, awards, recommendations will help as well.
These days all medical schools are agnostic to what you study undergrad. Most HS students think pre-med is a real major, it isn't. You can major in human anatomy, bio-chem, chemistry derivatives, and other STEM subject but there is no official pre-medical major you can get a degree in at an Ivy, Elite or Liberal arts college.
English, Poly Sci, Humanities majors have a equal success rate of getting in medical school if they have high academic credentials and say a 510+ MCAT score.
Good luck.
I wouldn't say that you would have to stay away from any APs, per se, but it would be wise to immediately resort to APs with more pertinence to medicine, as it will prepare you for Pre-Med and look satisfactory to Pre-Med schools (obviously).
Some AP courses with relative pertinence to medicine are:
- AP Chemistry
- AP Biology
- AP Calculus BC
- AP Statistics
As an individual with a Pre-Med sibling, I'd call those above courses an absolute must-have.
If you need more information, CollegeVine has a blog page regarding this exact subject at https://blog.collegevine.com/which-aps-med-and-stem-programs/.
Hope this helps and good luck with Pre-Med!
I'd say there aren't any that you would want to stay away from, it just depends on the workload you want to have and what classes you want to prioritize. But, if you want to focus on pre-med courses, then STEM classes would do well.
- AP Calculus (AB or BC)
- AP Biology
- AP Chemistry
- AP Enviormental Science
I think it's important that you also take humanities classes and show that you have taken a rigorous course load not only in STEM but in general. But good luck in the classes you do take!
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