<p>Hello!</p>
<p>I took Chemistry and Calc BC AP Tests during my junior year.</p>
<p>According to the Dartmouth website, with a 5 in the Calc BC test, I can get credit for Math 3 and Math 8 and go directly to Math 11. With a 5 in Chemistry, I can get credit for Chemistry 5 and go directly to Chemistry 6. </p>
<p>Given that I do not readily remember a good amount of either subject, would you recommend that I take the credits and try for the higher level classes?
Or would it be more useful for myself and my GPA to relearn those subjects?</p>
<p>Thanks! Comments from alums and current students would help :)</p>
<p>Here is the sheet for AP Credits at Dartmouth:
<a href="http://www.dartmouth.edu/%7Efrstyear/work/policies/AP%20Chart%202012%5B/url%5D">http://www.dartmouth.edu/~frstyear/work/policies/AP%20Chart%202012</a></p>
<p>use credits for whatever you can. It’ll come back to you relatively quickly, and you don’t want to spend a lot of time in courses with tough curves going over material you’ve already learned. There’s only four years before you graduate, learn new things!</p>
<p>I’d take the credits, especially if you aren’t planning to go into higher levels of the subject…if you’re really worried about math, take credit for math 3 and retake math 8, but chem i’d go into chem 6, or try to take the placement test during pre o and get credit for chem six as well if you can.</p>
<p>Thanks! You guys really help a lot!</p>
<p>Adding on, if I were to major in econ or environmental science, how necessary would those classes be?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I don’t think Calc or Chemistry matter too much for Econ or environmental science, though it could help (not sure how). If you feel like you know the intro material, or if you are really pressed for time (course wise, like you’re double/triple majoring), then go to the advanced class. Otherwise if you’re not so sure, then take the intro class again.</p>