<p>@bluedevils, I would try taking them both, Is there a way you could take AP Chem and non-AP computer programming, because that would be the next best thing. Actually, that’s what I did, AP Chem and non-AP programming (I had to take it online, and by the time I decided to do it, I didn’t have enough time, or motivation, to do AP)</p>
<p>Cornell gives credit for AP us gov actually. I haven’t looked at the other ivies.
For engineering majors, many colleges have something along the lines of liberal arts/humanities/core, etc requirements. This includes history, social science, and english classes. Almost any curriculum makes you take a freshman writing class, unless you get exempt by AP credit.</p>
<p>I would personally recommend:
AP English Language
AP English Literature
AP ______<–Insert (US/World/Euro) History. Preferably at least 2. I took 3 and they all helped me knock out the humanities/arts requirement. </p>
<p>Since you said you’re interested in engineering
AP Calculus BC
AP Chemistry
AP Physics C: Mechanics
AP Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism
AP Computer Science</p>
<p>Note: This doesn’t mean you have to take ALL of these. Just saying a couple of these might help you get a head start or perhaps solidify your foundations.</p>
<p>MIT isn’t an ivy, but they give 9 elective credits (a normal class is 12) for each 5 in liberal arts subjects. You also get 12 credits for calculus 1 for a 4/5 on BC Calc, and 12 credits for physics 1 for 5s on both parts of Physics C. There is nothing for Bio, Chem, Physics B, Environmental Sci, and Stat.</p>
<p>Ivy leage schools look at what score you get, not which ones you take. You can take the most challenging AP but what you actually score is what’s important. With that being said, I will know answer your question… It really depends on what your planning to major in, but here is a general list of the top APs (if scored well on):
~Ap physics (all)
~Ap chemistry
~Ap calc (both)
~Ap bio (they always love this one!!)
~<strong>Ap language</strong>
~Ap history (US, European, world)
~Ap enviro science (suprisingly, only about 8% of those who took it scored a 5)
~Ap studio art (they always love talent and creativity)
~macro/micro
~statistics</p>
<p>**those who are bilingual (or multi!) show the abilities to grasp and learn new things quickly and efficiently, such as a new language. They really like that! It will also hep you in the future for job opportunities as employers would prefer those who speak two languages rather just English. It will also help ou rake in the bucks lol
Hope this helped!!!</p>
<p>There are no “must-take” exams, because not every school offers the same ones.
The big ones you SHOULD take are:
US History, AP Eng Lang or Lit, AP Bio or Chem, and AP Physics</p>
<p>@Jalmoreno: Does getting the 9 credits per AP test save you any money which would otherwise be needed to take classes? If so, how much money?</p>
<p>@snipersas,</p>
<p>It would be great if you could list the names of the TEXT books that you used to study… for all classes that you self studied or otherswise… </p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>@garfieldkiler, yeah, not so much. The main problem is that since it’s elective credit, it doesn’t serve to fulfill any of the required classes, not even the liberal arts requirement. It does help you reach the threshold for graduation, but with so many requirements to fill, few, if any, are able to graduate early. The extra credit is only useful for:</p>
<p>achieving early sophomore status in the 2nd semester, removing the credit limit so you have more flexibility in your scheduling
in case you have to drop a class later on, you have a buffer so you don’t have to take extra classes (of course, if the class is an important one for your major, it is still very possible to fall behind, regardless of credit).</p>
<p>If you achieve sophomore status in 2nd semester, does that mean that you can graduate a semester early?</p>
<p>No, not practically. You have the credits, but it’s near-impossible to fill all the requirements. There are many general education requirements and the majors are intense. The sophomore status is for some benefits that are normally reserved for sophomores (no credit limit, you can designate a class “listener” so you are in it but don’t get a grade, you can declare your major) but people don’t usually use it to graduae early.</p>
<p>The only real way to graduate early is to enter with credit in the right places, most of which are outside the AP program. You are required to take 6 introductory science classes (2 calculus, 2 physics, 1 bio, 1 chem). If you can get credit for 2-3 of them, you can use the freed-up space to take intro classes in your major and possibly accelerate your major (though, it’s still unlikely that it’ll make enough of a dent in your course of study to graduate early). Oh, and to get credit, AP can give you credit for calc 1 and physics 1, but otherwise you will have to take MIT’s in-house placement tests.</p>
<p>damn @jalmoreno do you go to MIT?
and if so, what aps did you take and whats your college schedule looking like
and guys, has anyone here actually done studio art?
i mean i photograph alot but im like all you and my schedule in school for next year is like
ap calc bc
ap lang
ap micro
ap comp sci
ap phys c
ap us
honors spanish 4</p>
<p>so…i was wondering, how exactly did one go around doing studio art without taking a class?</p>
<p>Hmm, I can probably get credit for both calculuses(I’ve taken MVC) and Physics.</p>
<p>Damn, I guess that means my AP exams won’t save me any money.</p>
<p>@garfieldliker
atleast it’ll get your foot in the door ;)</p>
<p>^I’m not too worried about admission. My parents can only pay 40,000, but it costs 50,000. According to financial aid calculators, they can afford to pay 75,000(it doesn’t take into account your mortgage). I really want to go to MIT, but I’m worried I can’t because we won’t be able to pay for it.</p>
<p>@bluedevils I’m going to be a freshman next year 
APs: WH, English Lang, USH, Psych, Physics B, English Lit, US Gov, CoPo, Spanish Lang, Calc BC, Chem.
College schedule:
I’m looking at Physics 1 (advanced), Calculus 2, Intro Bio, US Foreign Policy: Past, Present, Future the following semester.</p>
<p>@garfieldliker (I think I read that as killer before, sorry; I swear I don’t have dyslexia)
Yeah, the APs don’t help much in terms of useful credit. Still, I’d argue they are worth it, at least the classes are. I can tell you that for my sr year AP exams, I barely cared about credits, I only wanted to do well for my own pride.</p>
<p>I took 5 by the end of junior year</p>
<p>Sophomore Year
AP Euro</p>
<p>Junior Year
AP Lang
APUSH
AP Physics B
AP Chem</p>
<p>Senior Year
AP Calc BC
AP Lit
AP Biology
AP Spanish
AP Gov</p>
<p>@jalmoreno, congrats man that ****ing amazing.
@garfieldliker, i feel you man, my brothers going to college a couple years after me and hes smarter than me, so if i go ivy hes deffinetly going ivy. and if we both go ivy, my parents are going to work till they die and it just kills me inside ya know?
@rainbrowrose, what major are you going to wustl for?</p>
<p>Jalmoreno, that’s impressive.</p>
<p>I would say…</p>
<p>AP Calc BC
AP US History
AP Euro History
AP Chemistry or AP Physics
AP Lit
AP Foreign Language, followed by a lit course at a local college
AP Art History
AP Econ (both)
AP US Gov</p>
<p>do you guys think its worth it to take both ap lang and comp and ap lit if your gonna be an econ or applied math major?
and if im already taking ap phys c, ap chem, ap comp sci, do you feel that i should take ap bio?
also if everyone could post their aps and then post which ones they got credit for at their school, that would be awesome. and if they could also post which ones they wish they had taken for credit/ regretted taking in high school</p>
<p>also @smogasbod, did ap art give you credit for anything?
and why take a foreign language course than a literature course?</p>
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<p>I think one will suffice. Definitely take a calculus course and both econs, though. If you want to take Bio, sure, but it seems a bit fluffy, especially when compared to Physics C or Chem. Just my opinion, though.</p>
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<p>I never took it, but I’m required to have nine credits of humanities or six credits of humanities and a credit of fine arts at my college. Unfortunately, my particular school within the university doesn’t consider history to be a ‘humanity’. Had I taken AP Art History, coupled with my AP Lit score, I could have taken only a philosophy course and been done. A lot of universities have the same policy, but most count history as a humanity. I know UT-Austin has you take a fine arts class (blegh!), which AP Art History can get you out of.</p>
<p>A foreign literature course shows a greater mastery of the language than an AP course does. Literature courses are much more writing intensive; they have you analyze works in the original. So instead of reading the abridged Les Mis in AP French, you would read the whole thing in a literature course and provide an analysis of the work as an assignment. I wouldn’t recommend this route for those only interested in taking a language because their school forces them, though. However, if you do decide to do this, you will definitely stand out from the applicant pool – very, very few applicants reach that level of language proficiency only through secondary school instruction.</p>