Questions about the AP Credit/Freshman Course Placement

labeezy
Fri, 05 May 2017 00:16:23 +0000

Hello! Excited member of Pton class of 2021!! More than excited to become a member of my next big college family

As a graduating senior entering Pton, I do have questions about transferring AP Credits. I am aware of which credits are accepted and what classes I’d be able to opt out of; instead I’m worried about the actual placement into a course. Going into COS, I have credits that I can use to opt out of classes like Chem, Calc BC, Macro etc. Despite achieving the scores that lets Pton allow me to take higher level classes, what is the actual benefit of doing so? Given that it will be a couple of months, even years, that I’ve taken a certain course, I certainly do not want to skip a course I may not be familiar with (due to long time away from subject).

On one hand I can take higher level classes, but at the risk of not having hands on experience with a topic in years,
On the other, I can be taking introductory level classes and be placed behind most of my fellow students.

What do you guys, current students and alum, think about this? I wouldn’t want to overwhelm my first experience at Pton with higher level courses, but at the same time I wouldn’t want to feel as if im trailing behind the rest of my graduating class.

Thank you,
Nervous, but mostly excited, pre-frosh!