<p>The math exam doesn’t force you into any given class. For the most part, I think its primary purpose is to help incoming students understand the department’s stratification of courses.</p>
<p>As far as I know, you can place into one course and choose to take something less advanced. Your AP classes won’t count toward your distribution requirements, and you do need to take courses in math modeling and problem solving, but this doesn’t necessarily involve courses from the math department. Certain courses in the natural sciences will also count toward that requirement.</p>
<p>eta: If you recieved any high school credit along with the college credit in your senior-year math class, you cannot transfer it to Wellesley. If it was strictly college credit, you should be okay. (You’ve probably already asked about it, but better safe than sorry.)</p>