<p>I have led myself into a strange predicament… My school will only supply free examination only for the courses they have. They will supply me with AP BIO, CHEM, CALC. I wanted to do self study and bought my self a lot of textbooks. It turns out that I don’t get to do the self-study AP exams for free like my old school.</p>
<p>What should I do? Should I pay the full price of $82 for like 5 other self study AP’s? Do you think it is worth it? I am going to first year university soon and i’ll be taking 3 or less courses for the first year. (This is required to the new location I am going to) This university accepts anything 3+ on the exam.</p>
<p>Idk if it is worth it to take it all. This altogether will cost me near $700.</p>
<p>SELF STUDY AP: Human Geography, Psychology, Environmental Sciences, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics. </p>
<p>I don’t think I left out anything. Please give me some input! Thanks.</p>
<p>The local university gives credit for 3+ on any exam? Then take them all. $700 is cheap for multiple college classes. My single college class (3.0 credit hours) cost me $600. My 3 classes that I’ve done at my local university (total 9 credits) have cost me more than the $720 I spent on AP tests total (9 total = 59 credits at my local univ.)</p>
<p>I’m assuming you’re a Senior right now? If the university does not give credit for certain exams. Only take the exams that the university gives credit for. For senior year, APs should be used to get credit in college, you don’t need quantity now since applications are over, AP awards are worthless (IMO)</p>
<p>Yes. All disciplines (grade of 3 or better) as stated on AP.Ca. I am in senior right now. I am relatively sure that if I get a 3+ I will get a credit in university. It is stated on the website and AP.ca. I appreciated your fast reply, Thanks!</p>
<p>P.S.: Would skipping first year University be worth it if I get a 3+ on my AP exam? I heard some horror stories of people skipping first year classes. Also I am moving to a new location, I need to get residence status there. It requires me to take a year of part time studies.</p>
<p>Why would it be worth it later? The things I am taking for self-study I don’t need for university. It will just give me credit. Does that mean I need lesser classes first year because I already have the credit?</p>
<p>I think he means that you should pay for your AP exams because it’s much cheaper than actually taking the classes. You want the credit, and the AP’s are an inexpensive way to get them compared to the cost of the actual classes.</p>
<p>Yeah that is true but my self-studying AP’s I don’t think I need those. Would it be good to have just in case? (ofc I’d have to make an initial investment to take the risk)</p>
<p>You can use it as elective credit. In any case, you can either skip freshman year or not have to pay like 7/8 times the amount you’d pay for an AP exam.</p>
<p>So that means I would be able to get out of university faster. Getting into university is no problem here. The costs of a credit in university is $172without other fees included though.</p>
<p>It depends on what college. You’d get a lot more credits at a state university than Harvard would give you, and you’d probably get credit for 3’s whereas Harvard would require 5’s.</p>
<p>There is a university in my home province that said if you get 95% in the course and get a 5, you’ll get a 4.5 gpa. So if I go to a different one, they’ll give me a credit but no GPA points?</p>
<p>Most schools, when they give you the credit, do so by only giving you an S mark (or whatever they use to indicate a Pass), which does not impact your GPA.</p>
<p>For some subjects within those schools, they will sometimes give you GPA credit while giving you the course credit. For instance, my 4 on the AP Calculus AB exam translated into a course grade of A for their first-level calculus course when I enrolled at my university.</p>
<p>But the willingness of colleges to offer such GPA credit varies on a school-by-school basis and a course-by-course basis.</p>