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How to Succeed as a Duke Premed

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High-achieving high school students always have questions about using AP credits. At Duke, students can subtract a total of two AP credits from the 34 needed for graduation, so students with at least two credits will only need to complete 32 credits at Duke to graduate in four years.

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How to Succeed as a Rutgers Premed

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(Suggested reading: Medical School Requirements: The Definitive Guide ) Rutgers University Premed Requirements Medical school requirement Required courses Optional courses Biology: Two semesters (with lab) 01:119:115 General Biology I 01:119:116 General Biology II 01:119:117 Biological Research Laboratory Chemistry: 1.

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How to Succeed as a Georgetown Premed

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Georgetown Premed Requirements Medical school requirement Required courses Biology: Two semesters with lab BIOL 1203/1213 Foundations of Biology I and lab BIOL 1204/1214 Foundations of Biology II and lab Chemistry: 1. General chemistry: Two semesters with lab 2. Organic chemistry: Two semesters with lab 3.

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How to Succeed as a Rochester Premed

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If you have your sights set on attending here, you’ll need to be a high achiever, though; most students coming in have a high school GPA of at least 3.8 While the exact courses and number of semesters or quarters you need to take those courses will depend on the med school you’re interested in, all medical schools have similar requirements.

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How to Succeed as an NYU Premed

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Curriculum requirements are rigorous, and if you’re aiming to attend medical school in the future, you’ll need to make intentional, calculated decisions about how to plan your schedule, maintain a strong GPA, build close bonds with professors and mentors, and rack up an impressive list of shadowing, research, and clinical experiences.

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How to Succeed as a Johns Hopkins Premed

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As a warning, students should be careful when using AP credits to place ahead of introductory courses. The content taught in these AP courses may not always match perfectly with the material that is taught in the equivalent Hopkins courses, information which may be needed down the road for exams such as the MCAT.

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How to Succeed as a Vanderbilt Premed

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Students of the College of Arts and Science are limited to a total of 18 credit hours earned by AP, IB, or other advanced courses prior to enrollment and they cannot use these credits to fulfill Vanderbilt’s AXLE courses, which make up a third of their graduation requirements, focusing on writing and liberal arts education.