AP Testing

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<p>Hello,
I'll try to cut to the chase. I'm a class of 2014 ED admit and I'm supposed to sign up for AP tests by the end of the week.</p>

<p>My senior courseload is:
1. AP Physics C [Mechanics and Electromagnetism]
2. AP Music Theory
3. French 5 Civ/Cult [no AP test as of this year]
4. AP Calculus BC
5. AP Economics [Micro and Macro]
6. AP English Literature</p>

<p>I picked up a 2009 course bulletin for Columbia on my last visit and am trying to decide which AP tests are beneficial and which ones I don't need to take. I'm a poly sci major as of now but I'm contemplating many options for my eventual education from Columbia including Econ, Pre Law and Pre Med paths. Since we have the core curriculum I'm guessing there's no General Education requirements that can be skipped.
Can anyone give me some advice? </p>

<p>Thanks and hopefully I'll see you next fall.</p>

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<p>Look it up, I don’t think you can use AP credit at Columbia, at least not in Columbia College. Really, Really annoying…</p>

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<p>For PoliSci, there’s not too much of a point to you taking any of those.
For econ, you should take macro and micro (you need a 4 on one and a 5 on the other to get out of Principles of Economics, the introductory class) and calc (unless you’ve taken AB and got a 5; for econ, you only need calc 1 and 3).
Prelaw can mean whatever you want it to mean, so can’t really help you there.
For premed, the only thing that is really beneficial is chemistry, which can allow you to place into orgo in your first semester, but since you’re not completely sure that you want to be premed, that’s probably not too much of an issue.</p>

<p>In short, take calc and the two econs for sure, and if you feel like it, take a few others.</p>