<p>yeah, I know their website gives a list of credits and whatnot for AP tests, but can any current student of stanford tell us which one actually are useful and which ones really are useless? For instance, I don't plan on majoring in science, and I already have 4's on my bio and chem AP tests, so will taking the AP physics test (even with a 4,5 score) help me at all?</p>
<p>I'm in the same situation, except that stanford does not even accept some of the AP tests that i was planning to take this year. These include us government, comparative government, english literature, etc. Also, i'm probably majoring in an engineering discipline.</p>
<p>Should I take these AP tests (almost all of them conflict with my IB exams, so I'd have to pay 40 dollars more for alternate scheduling)?</p>
<p>Does Stanford expect that I take an AP test even though they won't give me credit for it?</p>
<p>Thanks for helping out</p>
<p>If you are already accepted, they don't care which tests you take.</p>
<p>aps are retarded
stanford doesnt give u credit for most so yea dont take that **** just chill and smoke some weed and **** man</p>
<p>hmmm... sounds more like a pomona kid. but out of curiousity, is stanford a druggy school, or hard alcohol or beer?</p>
<p>lol, i <em>hope</em> it isn't a druggy school.....</p>
<p>from living in the area, I don't think it is...</p>
<p>LOL--stanford is whatever you want it to be. If you're in to being stoned and still being smarter than half the kids you know, you can find that. If you're in to getting dressed up in tight tank tops on friday nights (and you will be your freshman year, I promise) then you can find that too. But I wouldn't classify it as a school with a big drug or alcohol problem. It's a place full of smart, interesting young people who know how to have fun on the weekends, but also like to hang out in Wilbur Dining for two hours after dinner and talk politics and somehow make Math 51 study groups fun.</p>
<p>As for APs, it really doesnt matter at all what you take. Take enough tests to get 45 units of credit because that will give you great flexibility for going abroad or graduating a quarter early. When I was there, if you took one of the English tests (Lit or Lang, I think they're called) then you had a shorter writing requirement, but they've since done away with that rule.</p>