<p>Assuming you didn't take any advanced standing exams during orientation, and didn't take any college level courses in high school, how many APs would you need to get sophomore status? I know AP Calc, Physics C, and Enlglish are counted differently, but how many general APs would you need?</p>
<p>First of all, you can’t get sophomore status until after first semester. It’s not like some schools where you can enter with sophomore status.</p>
<p>Assuming none of your APs are Calc BC or Physics C and all of your APs qualify (since math/science APs that aren’t Calc BC or Physics C don’t count), you’d need 6 (er- 5.333, but you can’t have 1/3 of an AP class). Basically, you need 48 units. That’s the equivalent of 4 MIT classes, which is 1 semester’s worth. Calc BC and Physics C (both tests combined) count as 12 units each, and all other APs that qualify count as 9 units. I had Calc BC plus 4 APs (12 + 4*9 = 48) and I was able to get sophomore standing.</p>
<p>English is counted the same as other APs; you get 9 units for a 5 on either exam. You also get out of the FEE, but that’s unrelated.</p>
<p>From [Academic</a> Guide](<a href=“http://web.mit.edu/academic-guide/section_08.html#Early]Academic”>http://web.mit.edu/academic-guide/section_08.html#Early):
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<p>Oh. English counts towards your credits too? I thought that it only applied towards the FEE, and nothing else. </p>
<p>Too bad most of my APs are the ones that don’t count >.>
AP Stats, Comp Sci, and Physics B. Sigh. But I should be able to make 48 credits by the time I finish HS.</p>
<p>It’s not just a credit count - you need to be done with most of the GIRs.</p>
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<p>English, and most other APs, will give you what I called “empty credits” if you got a 5 on the test. The credits don’t count toward any requirement. They aren’t for any specific subject. They are just unspecified elective credits. They are potentially useful if you’re having trouble making the required number of units beyond the GIRs, but that shouldn’t be an issue, especially now that they’re ditching the extra requirements for double majors. They can, however, boost you toward qualifying for soph status, though they won’t give it to you by themselves.</p>
<p>I found this entry explained it pretty well: </p>
<p>[MIT</a> Admissions | Blog Entry: “Of MUN and Academia”](<a href=“http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/before/credit_for_college_courses_taken_in_hs/of_mun_and_academia.shtml]MIT”>http://www.mitadmissions.org/topics/before/credit_for_college_courses_taken_in_hs/of_mun_and_academia.shtml)</p>