<p>OK, so ive been really sick this week and my desk was basically packed with tissues for each of my 6 ap tests. </p>
<p>so, i really dont know if i may have gotten a 4 or 5 on a few of them, namely biology and calculus BC (i didnt ever take the AB exam). </p>
<p>soo....i am really upset that i will now have to spend time retaking these classes at nyu. </p>
<p>is there any other way i can test out? </p>
<p>if i prove to them that i actually do know the material, but just didnt have the stamina to perform well?</p>
<p>IF ANYONE KNOWS< PLEASE RESPOND!!
THANKS......AND I LOVE THE NYU CAS CLASS OF 2009</p>
<p>maybe they will count AB subscores? i hope so... itll take away that horrible polar question. ugh.</p>
<p>sorry don't know what the policies are but i have to agree.
Why must APs be right in the middle of allergy season?!!</p>
<p>I'm fairly sure that the AB subscore will count for one math class. Beyond that, the only proficiency testing I know is for foreign languages in CAS and Statistics in Stern. I strongly, strongly doubt they make exceptions just because you weren't feeling well AP week.</p>
<p>Just a note, they changed the standars for Class of 2009. Where as our class ('08) got to place out of Calc with ap scores, that is no longer possible for teh class of '09. You will recieve Free elective credit for your math APs, but it will NOT satisfy the math requirement for MAP. Stuff like this is the reason I applied very little AP credit at Stern. Any credit you apply goes to free electives (you still need to take 18 credits of CAS electives ) and takes away from a second major. Be careful how you apply your credit.</p>
<p><em>edit</em> and they won't count subscores, just the general score for BC.</p>
<p>At the beginning of the year, in Stern, we were given an information session on different things we needed to consider, AP credit being one of them. I agree with Cardinal, be very careful how you apply your credit --- having more credit boosts your registration time, but may also be a mixed blessing when you become a senior and find that you don't have enough free credits to take the classes you want because you already filled up so many credits with general education electives.</p>
<p>My advice: apply only that which you KNOW will fill a requirement. You can do the paperwork for it when you get to NYU. Save the rest of your AP credit for the end of your four years at NYU and see if you need it.</p>
<p>Ah yes, boosting registration time. Of course, you could always apply for study abroad and then withdraw to get boosted to the very first time slot. Only costs you $300 <em>winces</em> (No I did not do that on purpose for those wondering, circumstances changed and I had to withdraw.)</p>
<p>What do you mean by "boosting your registration time?"</p>
<p>I don't understand this either...why can't you apply to AP credits and then take more credits at NYU than you need to graduate?</p>
<p>To answer both questions:
wyseson, when you register for classes (which you will be doing in about a month i believe) Albert assigns you a specific time slot at which you can begin registering. These slots are assigned based on the amount of credit you have earned, therefore, if you apply more AP credit, you have more credit than the rest of your class and your registration time is "boosted." May not seem that important, but when it's a life or death decision between the 8am or 9:30am stats class, you'll have an edge, lol.</p>
<p>angelnikki - you CAN apply more AP credit and then take more credits than you need....if you have another semester to kill and money you're just ITCHING to burn. Financial Aid cuts off at 128 credits (16 credits a semester - 4 classes at 4 credits each - over 8 semesters). Granted, there's some leeway if you stack your classes right last semester of your senior year and you can take 134 (which I have to do to double major econ/finance and do econ honors). But apply all your AP credit and you'll find yourself up a creek without a paddle when it comes time to fufill your requirements senior year and you're out of usable credit.</p>
<p>Does Albert allow you to choose a professor as well? Is registration for freshman based on the orientation we attend?</p>
<p>the "boosting" of registration time doesn't really affect freshman until registering for the spring term right? or is there only a specific time to apply for the upcoming registration as well?</p>
<p>angelnikki -- Yes, depending on the information available on Albert. Albert lists every available section, the required recitation sections you can choose from (if applicable), the meeting time, the meeting location, and the professor. Stern has its own Course Evaluation Guide for Stern professors; you can also use the CAS Course Eval. Guide for MAP and Writing the Essay professors. And, of course, ratemyprofessors.com. As for your second question, I'm not sure how they're doing it this year. When I was a freshman, Stern just had us register online all at the same time. We didn't have a summer orientation. CAS kids are split up into different orientation days, and when you go, you register. Someone else can probably explain better than I.</p>
<p>moose -- Right. The "boosting" of registration time is only effective once you start registering along with the rest of the University. It really isn't so important, as I have always had pretty much the last slot (on Friday, of course), and have eked out pretty decent schedules. Last semester, I didn't have to get up before 11, and on some days, I only needed to wake up to go to a 2 PM. It's all how you manage it yourself...it'll work out regardless.</p>
<p>Someone told me if its senior year, and your AP credits are in the way, you can discount them, is that true?</p>
<p>I am assuming there is no "boosting" of registration time for us freshmen as it is at orientation that we must show/prove advanced standing credit, because in my orientation letter it says to bring any AP scores you have...so they take into account AP credit when you register, not before, so there is no advantage as freshmen to have tons of APs or an early registration time- I believe we all start on a level playing field. </p>
<p>Concerning AP tests that didn't go well, they do offer their own placement tests in math, CompSci, languages, and I think a few other areas, so you have an oppurtunity to place out. </p>
<p>But anywho, w00t for dual-credit college classes/programs...all the credit, none of the AP type shaftings! Just have to give them a transcript from the college and no Quantitative Reasoning, Writing, or CompSci for me :) . I'm also hoping to pass out of the language requirement. Good luck to all of you, I would not worry about transfering credit...</p>
<p>so what do i do if my orientation is before july 1st, and i took APs this year?</p>
<p>hunter1985 are you sure you're getting out of writing? did you verify that with NYU? on their advanced standing policy page they say that it's a mandatory freshman class.</p>
<p>someone answer my question pleeease</p>
<p>I haven't verfified anything yet as I, like everyone else, haven't been to orientation, but based on this from the MAP site:</p>
<p>EXPOSITORY WRITING</p>
<p>Because writing skills can always be improved, exemptions from the Expository Writing component are granted only for equivalent courses taken at another college or university.</p>
<p>I have taken an equivelent writing course through another University, and I can provide a course description, syllabus, and transcript to attest to this, so I was thinking I had a good shot at getting an exemption. I'll talk to my advisor when I get there for Orientation.</p>
<p>mattistotle, I can't give you a definitive answer on taking away AP credit, although if I had to guess, the answer would be no. Otherwise, all of us would apply all our AP credit, then take it away when needed so we could get better registration times. Plus, you can always add more credit at a later date, you don't need to bring it in at one time.</p>