r/APStudents • u/ErekwithaD1 • 10h ago
Question Why are medical schools so strict on AP Credits?
From what I heard Medical Schools don't accept AP Credit for first year science courses. Is this true?
If it is true. Why? Even if you make the argument that AP is too easy and is 'mile wide and inch deep' or something like that. It still doesn't make sense. The MCAT just tests introductory science. I believe most AP students can pass those sections easily, except for Organic Chemistry.
Also doctors just don't use science that much. Have you ever seen a doctor say "we need to find the bond angle of this element stat" or "we need to find the final velocity of this block once it reaches the bottom of this ramp"? So who cares if they skip intro science courses with AP.
Aren't Engineering schools are more likely to accept AP Credit than Medical Schools? This doesn't make sense as Engineers use more science on a day to day basis than doctors. If AP Science is good enough for Engineering school why isn't it for Medical School?
By the way I don't plan to go into premed but I know people who are, I am just curious.
