AP Exams for Community College

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<p>This year I am a junior in high school. Last year I earned a 3 on my AP world history exam. I will be taking AP Us history and AP language and Composition exams pretty soon. I am sure I will pass them both. I plan to go to Ohlone Community College for 2 years after I graduate from high school. I would like to transfer to UC Berkeley after my 2 year at Ohlone, if not, then I am also looking at transferring UC Davis though the TAG program.</p>

<p>Next year for my AP classes I will be taking Stat, Calculus AB, US Gov Politics, and Econ Macro. I was wondering if on top of those classes, would it be beneficial if I were to take 3-5 extra exams with self study on top of those 4? I was thinking Chemistry, Biology, Psychology, Environmental Science, and Physics.</p>

<p>My question is will AP exams benefit me with the route I am going? Maybe Credit wise? Or would I be just wasting my time? I have heard of a guy who transferred to UC Berkeley after 1 year because he had enough credits from AP testing.</p>

<p>I found the AP credit chart for Ohlone, I plan to study a lot for these 5 exams through prep books, text books, and some classes. The AP exams will be free for me, so the only cost for me would be for the prep books. </p>

<p>I plan to major in business if that makes a difference in this decision.
<a href="http://www.ohlone.edu/catalog/20112012/cat037-043-academicregulations.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.ohlone.edu/catalog/20112012/cat037-043-academicregulations.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Passing AP classes will most definitely help you transfer earlier than expected. Depending on the school, scores of 3+ will knock out classes that you need for IGETC, the general education pattern accepted for UC schools. Each test that you pass would usually give you 3 semester units. So, if you pass 10 AP exams and take 30 units in your first year, it is definitely possible to transfer in only 1 year. Of course, you can also take more units during the year to make up any missing units. 60 units is the minimum amount to transfer.</p>

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<p>Thank you for replying. It would be great to transfer a year early.</p>