<p>Hey -- my friend who is going to Kenyon next year was wondering if he should take his AP tests next year. According to their webpage...</p>
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<p>Students admitted to Kenyon who have achieved a grade of 4 or 5 on the CEEB Advanced Placement examination may receive up to one unit (one year) of course credit. Those who earn a grade of 3 may be granted up to one-half unit (one semester) of credit. Secondary schools offer AP examinations in May.</p>
<h2>While AP credit cannot be used to fulfill distribution or residency requirements, it can be cited in petitions for early graduation.</h2>
<p>Does this mean that he can't place out of his classes? Thus, if he isn't planning on cutting a year off of Kenyon, why spend the money on any tests?</p>
<p>High enough AP scores will let him test out of intro courses or the language requirement. If he wants to major in that department, he still has to take the same amount of credits as everyone else in most cases, except this way he takes more advanced courses. Some departments, history is the only one i know for sure, let students put AP credit towards their major. When they say AP scores wont satisfy the distribution requirements, they mean even if you have 1 unit of AP credit in say Biology, you still have to take 1 unit of credit in a natural science at Kenyon, albeit you'll do it at in higher level biology classes.</p>
<p>As an APer and Kenyon student I feel like AP tests are basically just useful for admissions. I would definitely encourage them for the experience, but don't expect them to be a huge advantage when at Kenyon.</p>