Is it important to take anatomy and phisyiology in high school if i want to go to med school?

Alex: Is it important to take anatomy and phisyiology in high school if i want to go to med school?
I am a junior, and I have the possibility of taking ap physics and ap bio next year, i think that if I take anatomy it will be too much work; i want to go to med school, and Im not sure if I should focus in physics and bio senior year, and take anatomy in college or viceversa.

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Answer by random
I am a Junior as well..im taking anatomy/physiology. Trust me. You should take it..it will help a lot with med school. As for physics..that’s a good choice(everyone tells me to take chemistry because it is easier and your going to take it in collage)! Overall…have fun! 😀

Answer by Jeff
It is not important to take Anatomy and Physiology in high school if you plan to go to med school. You need a strong science background, but A&P at the college level is not even a requirement of most (if not all) med school programs. A&P at the college level is generally more for the nursing track, though it won’t hurt. Med schools want to see (at minimum) two years of bio, a year of chem, a year of physics and a year of organic chem. They will teach you all the anatomy you need. Now, you do need to take more science than the minimum, and a semester or two of A&P will be helpful, but it sounds like you are taking plenty of science now while in high school, don’t worry about A&P right now.

Answer by An Onerous Task.
Not really, med schools only care about what you do in college, not what you do in high school.