<p>Here, in clear numbers, is how Oberlin recognizes AP credits:</p>
<p>[Oberlin</a> College | Office of the Registrar | Scores & Credit](<a href=“http://new.oberlin.edu/office/registrar/ap-ib-credit/chart.dot]Oberlin”>http://new.oberlin.edu/office/registrar/ap-ib-credit/chart.dot)</p>
<p>I gave myself a minute to see what Colorado College says on this point and saw only a general statement (Here, under “Advanced Standing Credit”: [Academic</a> Policies ? Colorado College](<a href=“http://www.coloradocollege.edu/academics/curriculum/catalog/academicpolicies/]Academic”>http://www.coloradocollege.edu/academics/curriculum/catalog/academicpolicies/) ) and a number of links to specific departments’ policies, so I abandoned ship to let those with a vested interest ferret out the details for themselves.</p>
<p>They’re nice to have in terms of creating greater flexibility in scheduling classes, but I don’t think that a 3 on an AP test demonstrates satisfactory proficiency in a subject that equates to the level of a person who does a satisfactory job in the intro course for that subject at the college level. I’m really not even sure what a 4 or 5 means in that regard. I think it all depends on what your personal objectives are. If you want to learn the material at the college level you might want to take the course. Then again, you might have a mastery of it that would mean you’re wasting your time in the intro level – but that’s possibly not true with a “3” if your objective is to build on that experience towards something greater. Then again, if you want to skip past a certain distribution requirement or nail down more credits to improve your standing in registration or housing lotteries, then you will probably want to grab the credit in certain areas at the lowest possible level.</p>