Hey all, here is my two cents.
About CC/AP Credit: Yes, take as much CC/AP/clep credit as you can, provided it'll probably be required for your selected degree. Getting out of the lower-level undergrad classes that you probably wouldn't enjoy very much is fantastic. You can use the time to get to the meat of the coursework/upper levels faster. On top of that, for AP/clep credit, most colleges allow you to pick which credits you have to put towards your degree. For instance, I took 8 AP classes, I think, but only used 5 of the credits toward my degree (because the rest would have just been Elective credits).
About an Associate's: getting a formal AA is unnecessary. Just get get credits to apply toward a Bachelor's. That being said, an AA degree won't help nor hurt you for medical/health professions admissions.
Aside #1: Take STATS > Calc if you have a choice. I think medical schools are beginning to prefer/require Stats before Calc; even if not, Stats is far more useful in my medical school classes than calc is (which I haven't seen since freshman year in college).
Aside #2: Feel free to slow down, take a deep breath, and enjoy the moments in HS and then in College. My biggest regret in college is taking 4 years to graduate, I should have done a Victory (5th) Lap! Medical school will be waiting forever, and there is always another cycle to get in. It seems like a year is a lot, but if you want to do medicine, you'll be in school for your literally your entire life. Use the CC/AP/Clep credit to reduce your college hourly work-load, boost your GPA, and get through college with as little stress as possible.
Let me know if any of you have any other questions or would like any other advice
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