Can someone explain to me how AP exams work? Because I hear they're optional...
You sort of need to actually take the exam to get college credits. Without the exam then you just took the class for the fun of it (hopefully).
When you take classes in high school, some of them may be 'advanced', 'AP', whatever. If you take the test in that subject at the end of the year and get a 4 or 5 (out of 5), then SOME colleges let you use that credit to get out of intro courses.
I've also heard that some people take the test without taking the class; would you still get a class credit for passing the AP exam in that case?
I think you would still get the credit but I'm not sure. The exam is supposed to measure how proficient you are in the subject, and if you are proficient, maybe you might get the credit even if you didn't take the class.
Ultimate Dev'r wrote:
I've also heard that some people take the test without taking the class; would you still get a class credit for passing the AP exam in that case?
You would still get the AP credit, but do realize that the AP tests are HARD and they cost money - so they aren't really something just to take and see how you did....
My course load next year (school doesn't have AP courses):
English 12 Honors
American Society Honors 12
Gym
Calc II (college)
Algorithmic Programming Techniques (college)
And I still get to go to college at 17
English 12 Honors
American Society Honors 12
Gym
Calc II (college)
Algorithmic Programming Techniques (college)
And I still get to go to college at 17
Kllrnohj wrote:
Ultimate Dev'r wrote:
I've also heard that some people take the test without taking the class; would you still get a class credit for passing the AP exam in that case?
You would still get the AP credit, but do realize that the AP tests are HARD and they cost money - so they aren't really something just to take and see how you did....
Our school district pays for the test as long as you take the actual class. It is better to take the class and then take the test.
I've got something along the lines of
AP Computer Science
AP Earth/Environmental (maybe)
AP Chemistry
Chem II Honors
English 4 (H?)
German 5 (highest level german student EVER at my school)
and a few more courses...
AP Computer Science
AP Earth/Environmental (maybe)
AP Chemistry
Chem II Honors
English 4 (H?)
German 5 (highest level german student EVER at my school
)
and a few more courses...
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I have (hopefully) next year
MCSE
PDM
Physics
Writing for the real world
(and I can't think of my other classes right now)
MCSE
PDM
Physics
Writing for the real world
(and I can't think of my other classes right now)
I am the eye of the river
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IB Physics II
IB English Something
IB History of the Americas
IB Computer Science
IB Art II
IB Biology II
IB Spanish IV
IB Methods II
IB English Something
IB History of the Americas
IB Computer Science
IB Art II
IB Biology II
IB Spanish IV
IB Methods II
Summer:
>>MA240 Differential Equations
Fall:
>>MA223 Vector Calculus
>>PH291 Physics Lab
>>PH291L Physics Lab Lecture
>>PH213 Physics E&M (Physics 2)
>>PH213L Physics E&M Lecture
>>ECE141 Circuits
>>ECE161 Programming Languages
>>ESC000.3 Engineering Seminar
>>HSS3 Humanities
>>MA240 Differential Equations
Fall:
>>MA223 Vector Calculus
>>PH291 Physics Lab
>>PH291L Physics Lab Lecture
>>PH213 Physics E&M (Physics 2)
>>PH213L Physics E&M Lecture
>>ECE141 Circuits
>>ECE161 Programming Languages
>>ESC000.3 Engineering Seminar
>>HSS3 Humanities
humanitities... why can't they offer that at my school... maybe people would stop throwing crap on the floor of the library...
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Forest21 wrote:
IB Physics II
IB English Something
IB History of the Americas
IB Computer Science
IB Art II
IB Biology II
IB Spanish IV
IB Methods II
IB English Something
IB History of the Americas
IB Computer Science
IB Art II
IB Biology II
IB Spanish IV
IB Methods II
I'm so jealous. Our dumb IB program won't let us take physics and they don't even offer regular Computer Science. Arrgh! Doesn't your IB require a TOK class? It looks like the only classes we will have in common are History of the Americas and English. Supposedly I'm not supposed to be taking Calculus/Methods because I haven't taken precalc, but I already submitted my course selection sheet and check off Calculus.
Math teachers don't know anything. 
something1990 wrote:
I'm so jealous. Our dumb IB program won't let us take physics and they don't even offer regular Computer Science. Arrgh! Doesn't your IB require a TOK class? It looks like the only classes we will have in common are History of the Americas and English. Supposedly I'm not supposed to be taking Calculus/Methods because I haven't taken precalc, but I already submitted my course selection sheet and check off Calculus. Math teachers don't know anything.
Math teachers don't know anything. TOK is senior year
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