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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.

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How to Succeed as a Northwestern Premed

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If you took Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) courses in high school, you may have a jump start on your college career with some introductory course credits earned through the program. A pre-medicine advisor will help you map out each semester, which canmake the scheduling process much less stressful.

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How to Get Into the FlexMed Program at Icahn School of Medicine

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I decided to study it all four years of high school, participating in a summer language intensive between junior and senior year, declaring it my university major last semester. Please concentrate on how you will use the flexibility afforded by FlexMed, and not on the FlexMed requirements. or higher.

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How to Get Into Tufts University School of Medicine: Requirements and Strategies

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In addition to the MD program’s courses, you’ll also have to take the MPH program's core courses, 42 semester hours of electives, and concentration courses unique to the MD-MPH track. Chemistry: Two years of chemistry including at least one semester in general chemistry and one semester in organic chemistry.

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Is It “Okay” to Talk About Race in Your College Application and Essays—And If So, How Should You Do It?

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I intend to make this change through the fields of political science and sociology with a concentration in public policy. Senior Schedule AP Psychology Due to budget cuts, my district often has teacher shortages for advanced classes. I’ll be the only student at my school taking AP Psychology.