chrispaul1991

I wanna take some challenging courses in college so I kinda don't wanna take basic courses..can I take AP exam even if I am already in college?

drusba

The College Board which administers the tests allows anyone to take it. The issue is whether the college will give you any credit if you take it in college and many won't including because they have their own proficiency tests you can take to pass out of courses.

drusba

Also, you should not assume that basic courses will not be challenging. There are many a 3.9 unweighted GPA in high school, 2200 or above SATs who discover in freshman year that their egos were far larger than their ability to handle the preconceived "easy" basic courses.

raelah

You will most likely find entry level college courses to much more difficult than APs.

aigiqinf

Colleges accept AP credit because they want to attract you to pick their school. A lot of them won't accept credit for AP tests taken after matriculation because they want your money.

I would disagree to some extent about college courses being more challenging than APs. In my experience intro college courses are there to get you to think and to reason; AP courses are there to overload you with work in order to annoy you to death. Some people are good with churning out a million assignments without being able to think and others like to think but are perfectionists so they spend a lot more effort than they would in a college course.

shennie

Some colleges will let you take placement tests in certain subjects in order to place out of intro classes into more advanced ones. My kids have had the opportunity to take placement tests in math, language, and sciences. You will have to check with schools you are interested in to see if this is available.

happymomof1

Also, check out if your school accepts CLEP, DANTES, or other exams for placement and/or credit. Search the website for "credit by exam" and see what comes up.

chrispaul1991

I am sorry to be unclear. I'm already in college and find courses far easier than I have expected. The academic dean said he thought AP was something connected to high school. I didn't attend American high school, so what do u need to take AP exam,u have to mention your high school or provide something like school code?

Grcxx3

Once you have some credits under your belt (maybe sophomore status) - take a look at the courses offered by various departments. Find ones that really interest you and take a look at the pre-reqs. There are often sophomore and even junior level coureses that don't have any pre-reqs (except for credit hours earned). If you find one you like that does have pre-reqs but you think you can do it - go talk to the teacher.

I took 12 hours of Soc Science/History classes and never took an entry level course. I also took 6 hours of Engl Lit but avoided the overcrowded classes that everyone takes.

If you are doing well academically and show an interest in a subject, many times the schools/teachers will work with you.