Question about AP credit?

college_query
Sat, 21 Jan 2017 01:58:49 +0000

Yes, it varies by college. You may plan to be pre-med, but your graduation/degree requirements may require you to be proficient in a foreign language. It’s possible your theoretical score of 5 in AP Chinese means you get to skip a semester or two. Also, your may change your mind about what you decide to major in.

My S was admitted ED in December of his senior year. He was able to focus on the AP policy at his school. For example, he had already taken the AP exam for Language/Composition his junior year, so even though he was taking AP Lit his senior year, he didn’t bother signing up/paying for that test because his college would only give credit for one of the two, not both. Our HS didn’t require students in AP tests to take the AP test, some schools do.

He was taking both US Government and US Comparative Government his senior year. His college would only give credit for one of the two, so I told him to choose the one he thought he’d do best in.

So if you have an idea of where you’re likely to attend, study their AP policy and you might be able to save some $ if you don’t need to take a test (and if your HS doesn’t require it).

If AP courses are the most rigorous at your HS, and if academic rigor is important to the schools you are applying to, then they fulfill that purpose as well.