<p>Hi fellow intels, need some advice...........</p>
<p>I completed my O levels in 2004, and have since taken time off school... I plan to apply for fall 2007 and i'm thinking of self-studying the AP. Thus i'm wondering if the AP is viewed similarly as the A levels(in other words, can AP make up for the A levels?)... and if i do take the AP, how many should i take?</p>
<p>APs are generally tougher than the A-levels.</p>
<p>realllyyy? I thought A level was much harder?!! atleast CIE A levels</p>
<p>No way, A levels are equal(if not harder) to AP. Secondaly you will have to pass a school leaving exam equivalent to A levels. AP cannot substitute for A levels or for some school leaving exam.</p>
<p>A levels are much harder than AP...silly.</p>
<p>according to british university entry requirements, three AP scores of 5=1 A level, i think</p>
<p>I know a friend who did A level economics and then looked at the AP course and he said that the AP was equal to an AS ... and he said that AP Macro+Micro = A level Economics</p>
<p>ok i just check the A level Chemistry bit and the AP Chemistry ... AP CHEMISTRY IS RIDICULOUSLY EASY COMPARED TO A LEVEL CHEMISTRY! seriously.. no comparison .. they dont even have organic chemistry which seems like the entire course in a level.. and they barely touch inorganic.</p>
<p>In pakistan, for entrance into a pakistani university -- 5 APs = 3 A levels (sorry for creating so many posts)</p>
<p>Well, I think it depends on what subjects we're looking at.</p>
<p>If I'm correct, physics C has calculus. The usage of calculus in A-level physics is minimal if not non-existent at all.</p>
<p>Also, it is worth noting that Caculus BC is slightly above A-level mathemctics, and in the same league as elementary or intermediate A-level further maths. You don't learn polar coordinates or Taylor's and Maclaurin's expansion or some advance bits and pieces of diffferential and intergral calculus in A-level mathematics, do you?</p>
<p>Yeah it depends on the subjects. (I've been exposed to both courses).</p>
<p>no way a levels can get extremely difficult for example i take further maths a2 and the things we do in fp3 certainly are 2nd or third year college stuff like eigen vectors AP bc can be done quite easily but someone who has a B in futher A2. you should aslo realise that because we have only 3 years in the uk we definately learn a lot more in A levels to make up for the lost year.</p>
<p>No, eigenvectors/values, linear space are taught in the first term of the first year. Never considered 2nd and 3rd stuffs.</p>
<p>FM is not taken by all students. The most common combination of subjects is physics, chemistry and mathematics, so for most a-level candidates, Calculus BC and Physics C is not a walk in the park.</p>
<p>A Levels are definitely seen as being harder than APs, and globally are probably better recognised. however, if you get around 5 or more APs with scores of 4 or 5 it'd most likely be considered as equivilent. either one will see you through to university though.</p>
<p>So for US admission purposes, will 4/5 APs qualify me for admission if i don't have the A levels?</p>
<p>Yea A Levels are harder, I self studied Calc BC AP, and history AP, I took A levels further maths but not A level history. A levels take two year to complete and has a lot of depths. I got a 5 in the Calc BC but a C in A level Maths and a 4 in History. The GCSE (freshman/ sophmore) history did help though. It was kinda stupid taking AP calc and A levels but I thought it'd help my chances (and it did because I screwed up A level Maths). I don't recommend doing this though, I've seriously had no social life attempting this, and I can bleed coffee.</p>
<p>A Levels are harder. In my sch there are students who get 7/8 AP5 but Bs and Cs in school exams (to sit for A Levels)</p>
<p>It depends. APs test much more concept. Like for A level math they'll give u a very complicated integral and look at ur ability to apply the formulas learnt. With APs, there's a lot of concept you'll have to apply. And A level physics is definitely not as hard as Physics C.</p>
<p>I think the practice tests for A levels are way harder ;)</p>
<p>Think prelims, for sg people</p>
<p>A-levels are generally significantly harder, but so what. At the top schools they get lots of applicants with AP's and lots of applicants with A-levels. They know how to value them, and indeed, some American universities even have space for A-level results on their applications. Given that, why worry about it?</p>
<p>could you give examples of such unis? and anyone heard about the AICE Diploma by CIE?</p>