ahhhhhhhhhh

Just out of curiousity, how many ap credits are you guys bringing to Emory. I have none.... If you have none...please post here...so that I can feel better

rodney

Just curious, do you have none b/c you never took an AP class or b/c you never took the test or b/c your school does not offer them? Truly hope it's one of the latter two given how much weight Emory "supposedly" puts on rigor of curriculum in admissions, according to their CDS.....

senioritus

I took nine AP classes through my four years of high school and will be recieving credit for three or the four I completed through junior year (AP Spanish was a disaster).

Depending on how well I do on the ones I took this year, I can get credit for only four out five (or techincally five out of six since AP Economics is two exams). I got a 5 on AP English Language last year and Emory does not give credit for more than one English test.

So in total, I'm guessing I could have as little as 6 and as many as 8 credits coming in. I'm not feeling real confident on the Econ, but everything else has looked strong for me so we'll see.

blahhh90

oxford only accepts a max of 16 credits from ap exams right?

Nogueira

totally not sure. i got a 4 in english language last year but then if the new GER is implemented... that's pointless.... and i don't think i did well in literature this year either (probably 3 or 4) i'm counting on the other 3 exams i took (2 economics, and calculus) though.
so i guess it's between min of 0 hour (sigh) to 16 hours

blahhh90

they are accepting 4s this year

Nogueira

well, yes, i've been talking with a few students going there and the undergraduate admission (i think i wrote this about the GER modification thread), but then New GER requires around 40 odd hours while the Old GER requires around 64 odd hours. the New GER accepts only 5s, while the one accepts 4 and 5s. Unless one gets like all 5s on his ap exams, one still takes less number of classes in the new GER.

cbrochill

"oxford only accepts a max of 16 credits from ap exams right?"

yes but if you took any college credit you can transfer than instead of AP credit but you can't receive more than 32 credits at oxford. For example my AP US class I received college credit. If i get a 4 or 5 on the AP test, and have more than 3 other 4 or 5s on AP tests, I can use the college credit instead of the AP credit and come in with more than 16 credits.

Nogueira

I'm curious, but say that the university accepts 4 or 5, then how does the grading (GPA) work? Or are the classes with AP credits exempt from college grade totally?

amadani

AP credit shows up on your transcript as an "S" for satisfactory (Emory's version of pass/fail).

Nogueira

So if I get a S, does it affect my GPA in college?

Leibow11

I'd like to know where everyone is getting the idea that Emory will only be accepting 5's on AP exams in the future. I haven't seen anything written about that change being enacted.

Nogueira

/Leibow11
um... not trying to offend you or anything, but everyone who goes or teaches at Emory knows about the new GER, although their amount of knowledge about it differs a lot.
Anyways, the Emory Wheel, the Emory's student newspaper, wrote an article about it a while ago.

Faculty Moves for Overhauling GERs | The Emory Wheel
This article says "Senior seminars would no longer be required, and only Advanced Placement test scores of 5 would be counted for credit. "

Faculty Approves New GER System | The Emory Wheel
This article says that the new GER is passed after the approval by faculty in the final round of voting.

dgebll

Getting an S in S/U classes or getting credit from AP/IB classes doesn't affect your GPA.

ahhhhhhhhhh

well i have taken 8 total...but all of then are like 4's and under...i want to be under the new GER....so it has to all 5...this stinks!!!!