<p>With AP exams coming up and all, i was just wondering if any admits or current students could answer some of my questions on the worth of placing out of stanford classes.</p>
<p>I'll be able to place out of courses for about three of my AP exams, but i'm not sure if it will be worht it in the future. As a prospective ChemE major, i want to make sure i'm solid for science/math classes, and from what i've heard college calc and college chem are much more intense than in high school. </p>
<p>Assuming that it will probably be a little easier the second time around, should i opt to not place out of intro physics and math class (the AP courses i took) in order to learn the material better?</p>
<p>It's worth placing out of first-year (single variable) calculus. Don't take it again--it's a waste of time. </p>
<p>For chemistry, it depends on how well you know the subject. Going straight to 33 might be a good idea if you know the material really well. If not, take 31X. </p>
<p>Same goes for physics. But you can do the 60 series here and receive a really good, hard, intense education in elementary physics. </p>
<p>Also try and place out in econ if you want to do that.</p>
<p>If i took the credits, I'd be placing into Math 51, Physics 45 or Physics 25, and Chem 33.</p>
<p>I know chemistry pretty well, the math somewhat well, but the physics is what i am worried about most. what would you suggest for those courses? go straight to them or redo some of the classes below?</p>
<p>zephyr, how is the transition from AP Econ straight to Econ 50? Not too bad?</p>
<p>How important will these AP tests be if I don't plan on majoring in that subject?</p>
<p>For example, I'm taking AP Chem and AP Micro/Macrecon this year, and don't plan to major in either - I was hoping that I'd be able to use AP credit to get rid of a few distribution requirements or something. Is this possible?</p>
<p>Nope, can't use APs for distribution requirements.</p>
<p>So will these AP credits do anything for a person who does not plan to pursue the field further?</p>
<p>Thanks for your help, marlgirl</p>
<p>I believe they count towards the required number of units to graduate. I have 35 AP unit credits, so in theory if I can get all my requirements done and take all the classes for a major I could graduate after taking just 145 units at stanford. </p>
<p>The one important exception is the language requirement. You can pass out of that GER with AP or SAT II exam results. TRY TO DO THIS IF YOU THINK YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE REQUIREMENT. A lot of people here wish they had. You only need like a 650 SAT II score or so. Even if you intend to take language here, you might as well take the exam so you can do so just for fun and can still change your mind.</p>
<p>Do any students have trouble accumulating the 180 total credits needed for graduation? I know I'm slightly changing subjects here, but is it still possible to earn 15 credits per quarter if you're studying abroad?</p>
<p>And yeah, I wanted to do the SAT II Spanish this spring, but apparently the language SAT IIs are only offered in the fall. Bummer.</p>
<p>I wonder if it's possible to take the SAT II Spanish as a Stanford freshman in order to get out of the foreign language requirement?</p>
<p>I don't think it is. Can't you take the one without listening? I think that still works out.</p>
<p>Marlgirl, will Stanford accept language credits from a community college?</p>
<p>hey there are new econ rules prohibiting going from ap econ to econ 50
check them out on the econ dept website</p>
<p>don't take physics 2x, take the 40 or 60 series
get out of math <51 if you can (and feel comfy in it)
i never took ap chem so took chem 31x instead. i think they're about the same?</p>
<p>I'm not sure about community college credits. You might have to take the placement test and place out of the requirement.</p>