Math req for med schools

[aburacatabura]

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because i passed AP calc BC with a 3..

i got exempted from Math Calc 2A class.

at our university, calc course is divided into 2 qtrs..math calc 2a/ 2b

i naturally took 2b because i got opted out from 2a...

but i hear med school don't accept ap credits. (what's the whole point of taking AP classes then.. -_-)

anyways in order to satisfy med school's calc req, i'd have to take another calc class...right?

well i certainly don't want to take upper div calc class...but i can't take 2a again either....administration won't give me credit even if i ace the class..

so i was thinking...is it possible to just take math calc 2a equivalent at community college and get the grade from there?

so my question is..

a grade i earned from community college in math 2a
a grade i (already) earned from my university in math 2b

will those satisfy med school req on math?

 

[wanderer]

First of all, please type normally from now on.
Second - A lot of schools do accept AP credits for calculus. Very few schools require a full year of math and I only can think of one school that specifically requires a full year of calc.
So AP credit for calc 1 (if it's on your transcript) plus a semester of calc 2 OR a semester of stats satisfies the requirements at 99% of schools.

 

[sgtbrushes]

You could always try talking to a pre med advisor and see if there's a waiver process for you to re-take the class since you will be applying to med school. Harvard requires a year of calc, and they will probably throw out your app if you took it at a community college. But I would just use the AP credit because it's for calc, not phys/ chem/ bio/ o chem (for which I suggest taking the class regardless of any AP credit).

 

[ziggydoc]

Unless you are applying to the few schools that you KNOW requires one full year of calc, just take a semester of stats, it will help you a lot more anyway. I took no calc and one semester of stats in college, I thought I needed more math (especially calc), but I am now accepted at multiple schools, so you don't need it.

 

[aburacatabura]

normally? you mean without spaces in between?? if that's what you mean ok.
are you sure most schools do take AP credit for calc? if that's the case, it's a great news as i'm done with stupid math...

but like i said, our school operates on a quarter system so one academic year consists of 3 quarters..so a full year of calc is 2 qtrs worth(math 2a/2b) here at our university... does that matter?

to make the discussion easier, would it help if i attended one of the UC (university of california) schools?

so basically i have the follow stats right now:

Calc 2A (1 qtr worth) - got a credit from AP test
Calc 2B (1 qtr worth) - got a grade from our university
Stats (1 qtr worth)- got a grade from our university..

with the following math classes...am i safe for most med schools?

ps: i probably won't apply for harvard med school anyways...i'm not interested in research-focused med schools.

 

[wanderer]

I'm not really familiar with the quarter system, but it seems like you have your bases covered. How many semester hours is the stats course equivalent to?