<p>Okay, so next year I want to take AP Computer Science A.</p>
<p>But the problem is that the prerequisite is Computer Programming II. Which I haven't taken. What will happen when I try to take the class?</p>
<p>My school has a year of CS I, then AP A, then AP AB, with the option to just do one semester of CS I. We're on traditional/non-block. I skipped CS I. Instead, I just studied on my own. It was a painful learning curve for a couple weeks, but I'm now one of the top ~5 in the class of 30. It's very doable and relatively painless.</p>
<p>without studying Comp Programming I and II by myself, will I die in Comp Sci. A?</p>
<p>Try talking to the teacher or your counselor. </p>
<p>I would think it's okay to skip it without too much of a problem, but just make sure CPII isn't teaching something you truely are expected to already know when you get to APCS.</p>
<p>We take IB CS 1, which is basically AP CS A and next year we take AP CS A and basically do IB stuff rather than AP.</p>
<p>We have to take CSI and then CSII before we can take AP AB (that's the only one we have.) Self-study is okay, but try to use a textbook and do some projects. You have to be able to really just bust out a class and know where everything goes - you have to be comfortable actually programming.</p>
<p>At our school we only have Comp Sci I and AP Comp Sci</p>
<p>I can count people on both hands that have taken the latter without the "pre-requisite" of CS I. As long as you are good at understanding the concepts you should be fine. If not, be prepared for a lot of work.</p>
<p>This is just information as much as I know, which really has nothing to do with your school. Talk to your guidance counselor or the computer science dept. and ask them about it for the most accurate info.</p>
<p>Comp sci I is easy</p>