<p>In an earlier post, I was told that Into to World History and Intro to Statistics are two of the required courses for all freshmen (I’m a junior in high school and have strongly considered applying to Carnegie Mellon, so this is primarily just wishful thinking and for information). Sophomore year, I took the AP World History exam and earned a 4. I know on the website it says that the requirement is a 5; however, last week, I took the AP United States History and AP European History exams. If I earned 5s on those, is placing out of the Intro World History class negotiable? Also, I took the AP Statistics exam yesterday and feel reasonably confident; I think I earned at least a 4. Is a 4 enough to place out of the Intro Stat course? On the website, it just said that they awarded credit for “AP Statistics” if you got a 4. This may be a silly question, but does this mean anything in terms of the required course? I’d like to be able to avoid repeating these two courses I’ve already taken, if possible.</p>
<p>Those two classes are not required for all freshman, only for those in certain colleges - H&SS for sure, maybe others too. If you’re planning to apply to H&SS, then that is correct, but I just thought I’d clear that up in case it’s relevant. It seems likely from the APs you’re taking that you’re interested in humanities, and I’m an engineer, so I’m not really of much more help than that, unfortunately!</p>
<p>Sorry, I should have clarified! I’m interested in H&SS and Tepper. :)</p>
<p>I know in the engineering college if you have AP credit for statistics, you are able to place out of the intro statistics course but are still required to take a course in the statistics department (there’s a similar policy for AP English).</p>