<p>In terms of AP credits, I have a 5 in English Language, Calculus BC, Calculus AB subscore, US History, Biology , and a 4 in Spanish Language. </p>
<p>This year I am taking the Macro Econ, Chemistry, Statistics, English Literature, and Spanish Literature test. </p>
<p>In terms of having a beneficial value (being able to skip a course or watever) if I get into Princeton, which tests should I study for and which tests can I not focus on?</p>
<p>For example, is it worth studying for Spanish Literature if I already have a 4 in Spanish Language? ditto for english?</p>
<p>It looks like in your situation a high score on the AP English Lit, Spanish, and Statistics exams won't give you extra credit/higher placement. Chemstry and Macroeconics on the other hand will give you higher placement. So, i guess you can focus on those.</p>
<p>According to this site, Princeton does not give credit for AP exams, they cannot be used to fill distribution requirements (with the exception of languages), and they cannot be used to reduce the amount of courses taken each semester. AP credit can only place you into higher level classes.</p>
<p>My friend's brother goes to Princeton and he basically told me that if I get into Princeton (and decide to go there) I should just cancel all of my AP tests and just take my IB ones (so far I'm signed up for 5 IBs and 4 APs). The way he explained it to me was that if you take an AP test, place high, and then get placed into a higher level class at Princeton, that class will likely be harder and you probably won't receive the same grades you would have received had you started out in the regular level. He did this with Spanish, I believe, and said that some of the things covered in the Intro to Spanish-type courses at Princeton weren't covered in his AP classes (or at least not as extensively) and he found the higher-level class to be kind of frustrating because of it. I guess if you're easily bored and don't want to learn the same stuff over again it's good to place out of classes, but it's not as though you receive any extra credit for them. Basically, I wouldn't bother with some of those APs. Then again, I'm basing this off of one person's experience and I obviously don't go to Princeton so I'm fairly ignorant about the situation.</p>
<p>You don't get credit for AP classes, just higher placement. And yes, you can opt not to use that placement. With enough AP tests, you can go advanced standing, but that's only if you want to graduate from Princeton early (I think).</p>