<p>Re: validation</p>
<p>Yes, he validated all his language requirement, and one semester each of Calculus, Chemistry, Physics (I think) and US Government.</p>
<p>So, now he is in Calc 2, Chem 2, and a different government class than most of the other plebes his Fall semester.</p>
<p>He got 4s and 5s on all his AP tests - took Calc, Chem, Physics, Spanish, Biology, US Government/History (not sure which). </p>
<p>Sorry I’m a little fuzzy on the details - during T’giving I will ask him about the validation exams - which ones the USNA made him take during Plebe Summer, and which ones they accepted the AP exam score for outright. If I remember it correctly, he had to take the validation exams for most subjects even though he had received a 5 on the AP exam. </p>
<p>I do know that he took the Calculus validation exam after standing watch from 2-5 am, and he was worried about it - he felt he was under-caffeinated for optimal exam performance :)</p>