Advice: Should I take the BC exam?

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<p>I need some advice for AP Calculus testing please! I am taking community college-level calculus at my high school right now. I'm taking Calc I this semester, and Calc II next semester. Calculus is tougher for me compared to other math courses I have taken. Currently, I have around a 95 in Calc I. The concepts seem pretty simple, but my teacher is not a college professor, and sometimes it is hard to understand (I pay attention in class though). Regardless of whether I take the AP exam(s) or not, I am going to get a tutor from the local university (will either be a calculus teacher there or another math professor that knows calculus well). My tutor will/can help me with the AP material. However, my calc teacher says the Calc II topics are MUCH MUCH harder than Calc I topics, and if Calc I is hard, calc II will be a killer. I realize that CC credits don't transfer to Tier I schools that often. I am a senior. Should I take Calc AB or BC exam? If I have the whole year to study AB topics, I will be good (especially with a tutor), but I'll only get credit for doing first-semester calc. I am tempted to take Calc BC because a 4 or 5 will give me credit for both semesters, and I only have to get like 65% of the questions correct to get a 5. But Calc I is pretty challenging, and my teacher has scared the **** out of me for second-semester calc lol.</p>

<p>Also, I'm thinking of self-studying Psych this year, and regardless of whether I'm taking the AP calc exam, I'm still going to get the Princeton Review AP book for Calc because I would like to do well in my course XD.
Thank you in advance.</p>

<p>EDIT: If it means anything, my SAT math was a 750 and Math II is a 770 (took both of these towards the end of pre-calc course)</p>

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<p>I’d go for BC. Put your mind to it and work hard. Some Calc II concepts require you to think. Don’t give up, and you can definitely score well on the BC exam.</p>

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<p>Thank you @Wiseguy! Any other advice is appreciated!</p>

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<p>Calc I + II in most cases covers the topics in the BC exam. Your SAT scores demonstrate that you have the aptitude to get a 5, so just work hard and you’ll do well.</p>

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<p>Thank you for all the feedback. So…would the Princeton Review be a good book to use for review/practice? I kind of worried that the book only has two BC tests but has three AB tests.</p>