<p>Take the AP exams, just in case. You might switch majors, in which case they might be helpful.</p>
<p>I’ve always interpreted the credit that either you get credit for one (or multiple) “real” courses through an AP score, or you get one “elective” credit for a 4 or 5 on another AP. As a rule of thumb, the quantitative AP’s translate into “real” course credit, while the others (English, history, etc.) translate into elective credit.</p>
<p>You also get credit through placement tests you take during O-Week. <em>cue PSA about the power of placement tests-- those babies are your friends</em></p>
<p>AP credit shtuff will also be bludgeoned to death throughout O-Week, where you will get this magical printout that shows what you’ve already accomplished towards your degree.</p>