To take credits or not

toblin
Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:41:36 +0000

Only take gen-ed AP credit. Before my son chose his school he met with the CoE Asst. Dean and asked the same question. The Dean gave him some very good advice. He explained that the intro classes for math, physics and chemistry in college were specifically designed to prepare one for the advanced courses. Not true of the HS AP courses. He said it was the schools experience that people that took AP credits struggled when going straight to the advanced courses. Another good reason for taking the intro courses was that people with AP credits usually do very well in the intro classes and get high marks without a huge amount of effort. “Take the A.”, he said, “It’ll help your GPA down the line."

He was right on both counts.