<p>I have an enormous amount of AP credits that I can use to opt out of many classes. However, would the next level class be too much of a challenge for me? I am especially worried about Calc, which I haven’t taken since sophomore year. Would going right into Calc III but too difficult?</p>
<p>Depends on you. If you think you have a firm grasp of the subject, I’d say opt out. If you’d like to completely master something or if you you want to refresh your memory of a subject, retake it in college.</p>
<p>If you’re in Engineering, then definitely take the AP credit.</p>
<p>A lot of my friends decided to not take their AP credit because they thought it would be better to relearn the material in college, but most of them are miserable now, because 1st year engineering math and science classes are NOT fun and ridiculously competitive. So if you feel you have a firm grasp of the subject, don’t bother retaking.</p>
<p>Also, taking AP credit really allows you to expand your potential as far as double majoring and minors go.</p>
<p>As an engineer, I say, yes! Use as much credit as possible. </p>
<p>Don’t be stuck in those miserable first year classes. Get a jump start on courses so you also don’t have to take as many every semester, or so you can take extra classes you want in the future, or so you can easily go for a minor.</p>
<p>yes take the credit.</p>
<p>If you’re an engineer, the book used for Calc III is the same as the book used for Calc II, so you will have reference to the material if you need it. As long as you basically remember how to integrate and take derivatives you’ll be fine (until the end when some crazy things happen…).</p>
<p>someone at cornell told me for bio it does not matter but for chem it is wise to take the credits. is this statement true?</p>
<p>also, does cornell take 4’s for chem and bio or only 5’s?</p>
<p>[Cornell</a> Engineering : Advanced Placement Credit Table](<a href=“http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/student-services/academic-advising/academic-information/ap-credit/ap-credit-table.cfm]Cornell”>http://www.engineering.cornell.edu/student-services/academic-advising/academic-information/ap-credit/ap-credit-table.cfm)</p>
<p>Your friend was right. Bio is not required, but a 4 gives you 4 credits while a 5 gives you 8 credits of bio.
A 5 is required to place out of Intro Chem.</p>
<p>If you’re an engineer, yes certainly, not taking the credit is a terrible decision.</p>
<p>If you’re in arts, the credit is less useful since it doesn’t fullfull distribution requirements and you can only take up to some number(I can’t remember the exact number) of ap credits anyway, so take whichever credits you feel like not taking a similar class of.</p>
<p>if you’re in another school, they all have different ap credit policies, look it up and then decide.</p>
<p>^chendrix, did you mean to say “it does not matter if you take the credits or not in bio” instead of “bio is not required”?</p>
<p>The reason i keep asking is that I am in Ap chem and ap bio this year. my ap bio teacher is horrible, and still have 60% of the material to cover with about a couple weeks left. I will have to do an incredible amount of self-studying to get a 5 and i am not sure if it is worth it. If it does not make that much of a difference taking intro bio courses, then i am just gonna do that</p>
<p>On the other hand, i feel very prepared in chem.</p>
<p>No. Biology is not required unless you are in Chemical Engineering or BEE, I believe.</p>
<p>Hey guys I’m going to cornell this fall. CLASS of '14 
So… in my junior year, I barely received an A in AP Chem
and luckily got a 5.
but when my friends recently asked me for help with chem, I really couldn’t remember much.
should i retake the intro chem at cornell?
or take the ap credit? another following question is if i take the next level chem at cornell,
will the professor go over everything in chem so we could all refresh our chem knowledge?
I’m just worried i’ll do badly. :(</p>
<p>No need to retake the intro level of chem. You will be able to catch up. 2nd semester is all of the interesting stuff, anyways.</p>
<p>Don’t take Intro Chem unless you have to, it’s an incredibly demoralizing class. Most recent exam mean was 90/200.</p>
<p>I’m an AEM major, so basically if I use all my credits I won’t have to take any math (excluding some stats) or science. But I think I want to take Calc III. My main question is if I’ll be ready for it after not doing math for two years.</p>
<p>Remember to think about grad school requirements as well.</p>
<p>Some grad schools require math taken at the college level depending on what you are studying. So before you jump on not taking any math, think about what you might be doing after you graduate.</p>
<p>Med schools recquire students to take intro classes?</p>