<p>what do you do with them? when do you send in the AP scores so that they give you credit?</p>
<p>I know on the AB/BSE matriculation form, they ask for your SAT and AP scores. I think over the summer they look over your grades and scores and try to place you maybe? And then in orientation, you meet with your advisor, so maybe that’s when it’s dealt with? I’m not entirely sure. I’m wondering the same thing actually. I’ll probably call them and look into it.</p>
<p>If you wrote on your AP testing forms the college that you wished for scores to be sent, then the scores will be sent automatically. If you didn’t at that time, you can fill out a form once you your scores. But I don’t think it’s all too much of a big deal. Like it was already said, I think scores only come into play for placement.</p>
<p>You can use AP credit toward advanced standing if you want to become a second-semester sophomore at the start of the spring semester. I personally wouldn’t, but one of the guys I stayed with at Preview had advanced standing. Here’s the webpage: [AP</a> Credit Overview - Advanced Placement and Advanced Standing](<a href=“http://www.princeton.edu/pub/ap/]AP”>http://www.princeton.edu/pub/ap/)</p>
<p>Basically it means absolutely nothing except for a few key items:</p>
<p>Language - if you scored 4/5, you don’t have to take language classes at Princeton, which is normally required for AB students</p>
<p>For Engineering students, AP credit in physics, math, chemistry and computer science will let you opt out of the intro courses that are part of the engineering general requirements.</p>
<p>No other benefit to AP credit, so all those hours you spent working for shiny little 5s in APUSH, English, Stats and Psychology (among others) are for naught. Aside from any accidental learning that may have occurred, of course.</p>
<p>Newest Newb, what is the advantage to using fives to test into higher courses? I earned fives on all my AP exams, but is there any reason I should skip every intro level course I can? Obviously, I’ll be taking harder classes that move faster/have more work…so aside from the fact that there is more material to be learned, what advantage does that give me? Is there any disadvantage to taking intro courses that I know I can do well in? Sorry for the multitude of somewhat tangential questions!</p>
<p>If I’m not an engineering student, can I still use math/science credits?</p>
<p>AB students can use math/science AP scores for placement only except in the case of advanced standing. You still have to take two ST (science with lab) courses (if you have enough AP science credit, one of those courses can be an STX, which has no lab component) and a QR course (most are math or computer science courses).</p>
<p>The reason you would skip intro courses should be relatively obvious - you already know the material.</p>
<p>Why would you subject yourself to a semester of boredom and repetition when you could take more interesting classes that build upon what you’ve already learned?</p>
<p>If you’re thinking to yourself - “well, if I take a class that I’ve already taken, then I’ll be sure to get a better grade. And after all, grades are the only thing that matter to me” - then sure you can go ahead and take intro courses. But be forewarned - many people have this mentality as well, and so the curve will actually not be any easier since your classmates also have taken the course before. Intro courses are also notoriously difficult to do well in, both for the aforementioned reason as well as due to grade deflation, which incentivizes giving out fewer high grades in large intro classes in order to have more high grades to give out in upper level courses.</p>
<p>So whether you’re making this decision based on idealistic learning mentality or on cold, calculating gpa-maximization, you’re better off skipping intro courses, particularly in fields that you are interested in going into. That being said, nobody says you have to take any Biology or English Literature classes just because you got a 5 on that AP - if you’re not interested in the subject, there’s no need to keep taking those classes. For the subjects that do interest you, wouldn’t you want to move into more advanced material?</p>