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Clarke Tucker publicly stated that the ADE told him schools can offer AP African American Studies as a local elective credit if the curriculum and materials do not violate state law. Because of this though, the class wouldn't have a weighted influence on students' GPA like AP classes usually do.
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For example, while APcredits are accepted at University of Texas medical schools, Baylor College of Medicine does not accept AP course credits in place of their required curriculum. Taking the test earlier in the year also gives you the opportunity to retake it in case you are not satisfied with your score.
Let’s take a look at some numbers for the class of 2025: Applications: 8,080 Interviews: 852 Matriculants: 140 Median GPA: 3.93 GPAs and top-percentile test scores? Note that APcredit will not count towards the prerequisites listed above. How do you stand out from the crowd of other 4.0
GPA guarantees admission to Liberal Arts. You can view the HS Rank/Test score requirements for each UT-System campus. As far as rank and test scores requirements, who knows. GPA: UT used to have a 3.0 You can use this GPA calculator to help see you’re overall grades/credits. You must apply as a transfer.
High-achieving high school students always have questions about using APcredits. At Duke, students can subtract a total of two APcredits 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.
Plus, your GPA might get a boost, depending on whether or not your high school uses a weighted GPA scale. AP classes may save you time and money later on, because you have the potential to earn college credits and maybe even bypass some introductory classes once you get to college. And that’s not all.
It works similarly for other courses for which you may have earned APcredit. If you already have your sights set on a specific medical school, you can also see how they view APcredit when it comes to the premed requirements. To maintain a high GPA, you’ll want to: Study hard!
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 APcredit will typically count toward degree requirements, it doesn’t generally count toward satisfying the medical school prerequisite requirements.
These classes can be intimidating because they often require a significant amount of effort and have a big test in the middle of the spring semester. AP classes can play a large role in college admissions, which incentivizes students’ enrollment, even if they don’t feel ready for college-level coursework.
As a warning, students should be careful when using APcredits 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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For premed students, it may seem even more intimidating knowing that the MCAT is coming up in a few years and that some of the courses you select over the next few years are specifically going to prepare you for that big test. Feel free to practice as many times as you need through the AAMC , including practice tests!
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