I was never planning on taking Calc 1, or any classes that overlap, considering the only ones that do are English, and I agree with @NavalTradition. The community college near me is far from great, plus in my case, I am only being taught by high school teachers, instead of travelling to campus. A lot of AP teachers at my school are considered amazing; the ‘worse’ teachers are actually a few DE and regular class teachers. Also, you must meet certain grade requirements and typically pass an exam (both pretty easy, however) to enroll in the first place, then fill out an application and pay money… Not as much as AP, but what I think is a substantial amount.
My parents intend on visiting me a lot if I am close enough to home, so yes, I think it makes at least some difference, @ucbalumnus. That, in addition to a bit of wanderlust and hopefully a lot more independence.
For clarification, there are far more AP’s available than DE; really only Engineering, English, a wayward math or two, and Marketing courses offer DE, while ~3/4 of all AP’s are offered.
@SternBusiness Yes, you are hijacking, and it is extremely annoying. There are several threads on CC asking yhe exact same question; I had the same wuestion myself and found the answer. From what I understand, the letters equate numbers.
The ‘A’ in AB = Calc 1
The ‘B’ in AB and BC = Calc 2
The ‘C’ in BC = Calc 3
I would just take AP Calc AB.
I’m more interested in the humanities, and while law school isn’t entirely out of the question, I am totally nixing being a doctor.