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I've heard that the bio/chem/science intro courses are hard and that the curve in all science courses is tough (B-/C+).
At the moment I want to do premed. Last year I got a 5 on the AP Chem test and I signed up to take the AP Bio test next week. Do you think I should take the AP Bio test and use these APs to get out of intro courses? Or do you think I should just forget about taking AP Bio and take the intro courses so that I get a good foundation for other pre med requirements and medical school?
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I would use the credit. Class will be boring if you've already had the material and will generally just not be worth it in the long run. I used credit to get out of Chem 21/22 and Calc 31/32 and haven't regretted it for a second--allowed me to take classes these past two semesters that I otherwise would not have been able to and, if it's easy As you're looking for, there are other classes that would serve that function better. Most of my friends who took classes that they already had AP credit in actually did worse because they felt like they already knew the material and didn't study as much for the exams, which resulted in worse grades.