<p>There can be one other reason to take an AP test even if not looking for credit. At S2’s college there’s an intro Bio course that is only offered to those who scored a 5 on AP Bio - no exceptions (used to be 4 or 5, but was 5 this year). We opted to skip the AP Bio test since we saw no need for it (Possible Pre-med and wouldn’t have accepted credit anyway). I had no idea at the time that it could be the pre-req for an intro Bio class. He would have enjoyed the class…</p>
<p>It’s not all bad. He has a high, high A in the class he is taking right now (highest grade on the test) and that’s good for pre-med, but I still feel guilty that he couldn’t take the other class due to my advice (that I thought was sound at the time).</p>
<p>I don’t know if any other colleges tie an intro class to an AP score, but there’s at least one that does.</p>
<p>There is material in the class he is taking that was not AP material. Many kids in his class scored high on the AP test. It is not just a repeat class (which I’m happy about as is he). </p>
<p>Ditto that last part for Chem.</p>
<p>Calc seems similar so far, but it’s just the first few weeks.</p>