<p>hello. I’m a high school senior right now, and I was wondering if it’s possible to enter college as a sophomore, not a freshman, next fall. I’ll attend UC, and I live in california. I’m planning to take community college classes this summer, and I will have taken (by the end of the school year) 7 AP tests:</p>
<p>eng lit, eng lang, us hist, human geo, french lang, french lit, psychology. (according to the Uc website, that is 48 credits, i think.)</p>
<p>i’m taking french lit, and english lit this year. My scores were 4s and 5s for the other APs. </p>
<p>so…my question is, is it possible to enter as a sophomore, and if so, what other classes do i need to take to fill up my freshman requirements?</p>
<p>I’m not sure, but I don’t think you can. Colleges probably restrict that or something. There are far too many people who have more AP credits than you do, but I think they still are applying as freshmen.</p>
<p>I entered college as a sophomore because I had lots of AP credits and it was a great decision. The one thing I would say though is that you end up trapped between the freshman and the upperclassmen, on one side you are new and don’t know your way around, on the other you are often in upper level classes with students who are older and more experienced. Also, you probably won’t be able to transfer all those credits, most schools have a cap. At my school (GW) it was 30 credits (one year’s worth.) </p>
<p>Actually, a number of students get credits and become sophomore pretty quick (even upon entry) without ever “applying as a sophomore.” They apply as freshman, but are granted a lot of credits for AP, dual enrollment, summer school, etc. They place out of a lot of freshman level classes, and by second semester they’re officially sophomores. But for admissions, orientation, housing, their cohort, and so on, they are considered as new freshman applicants. They don’t do anything special.</p>
<p>I suppose the formal way to “enter as a sophomore” would be to apply as a transfer student. I guess I’d ask what Silent Voice did–why? Why go through the hassle? Do you feel it would be easier to get in? How do you know your summer school professors will be able to write you better recs than your high school teachers? Lots of questions here, although they might all be moot. I’d be curious if you could even petition to apply as a transfer–if you’re essentially a high school graduate with lots of credits, you’re still closer to being a freshman applicant than a transfer (who has typically spent a year or term at another college).</p>
<p>You just apply as a freshman and then, once the credits transfer, you are a sophomore. There’s no hassle at all. You can have all the credits and not take advantage of the new status or you can opt to graduate early like I did. My roommate, on the other hand, had almost as many credits as me when she entered and although she has junior status now she still considers herself a sophomore. The university doesn’t care, when we are ready to graduate we petition for graduation.</p>
<p>at uc schools standing (frosh, soph, etc) is determined by units. So you don’t need to do anything, once your units are accepted you’ll be considered a sophomore.</p>
<p>however for AP credit there’s a weird rule; you can either use it or ignore it in terms of graduation, picking a major, etc. Some majors require you to apply before you’ve accumulated a certain number of units, but you can ignore the units that come from AP credit in meeting the rule.</p>
<p>and even though you didn’t ask, I’d have to say “whats the rush?” College is a time for search and exploration, for checking out careers and taking part in internships, taking interesting classes, making friends, etc. Why try to rush thru it? A lot of people are focused on some end goal such as law or med school, getting a job, etc. They miss the point that its the journey that counts, not the destination. I really recommend you read thru the parable “The Station” by Robert Hastings at <a href=“http://www.thestation.com/[/url]”>http://www.thestation.com/</a></p>
<p>I’m pretty sure you get college credits for your AP/IB scores, and I think you can actually skip intro classes if your SAT scores are high enough. You might want to check with the individual colleges for more info about that though.</p>
<p>Yes, I think it’s possible for most colleges. I think it’s really all about credits, i.e. some people could take extra classes (hardwork like when one double majors) and graduate before their peers. You could call admissiontss and find out or ask during orientation. I know alot of colleges allow students with an IB diploma to enter as sophmores. So the answer is most likely yes, and maybe they would make you a freshman with all the extra credits and allow you to graduate your junior year.</p>