<p>About me:
I’m a senior student from a non-ap high school in mainland China . (already submited all the college applications)
Probably will major in Econ.
Haven’t take any AP before.</p>
<p>Now I wonder if it’s necessary to self study AP (An AP test costs about 170 dollars here.)</p>
<p>My friends tells me that if I take many of APs, I can save a lot of money by these AP credits. But I’m not sure how it works. Take Rice as an example in two situations.</p>
<p>1.To self study the AP course that can help me skip the class which is useful for my major:
I need to take MATH 101 before I take an specific Econ course. If I take AP Calculus BC, then I get 3 credits in advance and skip MATH 101. Does it mean that I just have to pay for 9 more credits needed? So AP Calculus BC saves me the fee of 3 credits?? Am I correct?</p>
<p>But there comes another problem.
Though I’ve completed self studying Ap Calculus in a few days, I’m afraid the test-oriented study can only help me with the AP exam and cannot match the course MATH 101 in college.(Is that true?) So if I skip Math 101 and save the money, i’ll probably fall behind other students who take it?</p>
<p>2.To self study the AP course that can help me skip the class which is not useful for my major:
Rice requires every student 12 credits in Humanities . If I take AP WH, then I get 3 credits in advance. Does it mean that I can skip the corresponding history class and just have to pay for 9 more credits in Humanities? So AP WH saves me the fee of 3 credits?? Am I correct?</p>
<p>Any thoughts about how AP can save money or do any other good?
I’ve self studied microecon. But should I take the AP credit and skip INTRO or attend the INTRO class to lay a more solid foundation of Economics??</p>
<p>Thanks for any suggestion! :)</p>