<p>As the title says, is AP Physics B any good in terms of college credit at top universities? UPenn's site says they only take Physics C, couldn't find it on Harvard etc.</p>
<p>I took an 'Advanced Physics' class this year which more or less covers the B stuff, just not in time for the exam. Does taking the test boost admission chances?</p>
<p>AP Physics B is the most useless ap exam, most colleges will not give any credit at all for ap physics b. The reason being is that non-calc based physics is a joke, literally. No seriouss college level first year physics class should be taken without calc.</p>
<p>This makes me REALLY nervous. I just took the SAT II Physics test this morning (which is calculus-less), and I'm taking the AP Physics B exam on Monday. I'm a home schooled sophomore. Since I'm home schooled, I have very few actual grades in anything, so I'm trying to use AP and SAT II scores to cover core subjects. In other words, I'm planning on using my AP scores to get in, not to place out. Do you think the Physics B is useful for that? I don't think I'll have time to take Physics C...</p>
<p>Physics C would have been your answer to that...Most colleges won't give you credit for B since they'll just make you retake it except with calculus.</p>
<p>Dammit. Even for just getting in? I don't mind if I have to take more physics in college, I just want to get in. I'm trying to get into Yale, actually, but not for a science-y or math-y major - I'm thinking Psychology, Humanities, Lit, or Linguistics. Do I need to take Physics C?</p>
<p>if you're not thinking about going into engineering or something like that, i see no point of taking physics C unless you really want to.</p>
<p>What about taking both?</p>
<p>I think taking both would be helpful if you take then a year apart...you can put phyics B on app's for summer stuff, to show that you have at least SOME physics knowledge rather than none at all, especially if you take the iniative to self-study or something.</p>
<p>Then again that's what I'm doing so I might be slightly biased ;)</p>
<p>Don't take it. It's pointless.</p>
<p>If you're not planning on majoring in Engineering or the lot, then don't take Physics C. Just go for B..</p>
<p>Penn does take Physics B. It says so right on their website...not sure where you were looking.</p>
<p>UPENN does accept Physics B</p>
<p>Princeton and Harvard do not, however.</p>
<p>Cornell gives Eight credits for Physics B, and 4 each for each Physics C- not bad!</p>