<p>I am deciding wether to take AP tests this year. What is the AP policy at UCLA? Are there certain subjects that they take or do thy accept all of them? I don't want to spend all the money and time if I am not going to get credit?</p>
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<p>I’d suggest that you take as many AP exams as you comfortably can. You may be able to receive credit for certain courses, but the real advantage of coming in with AP credit (especially if you have more than the average student in your year) is that it can increase your enrollment priority and give you a better chance of getting the classes that you want. I entered UCLA in Fall '09 as a freshman, but by the next quarter I had achieved sophomore standing and had a better sign-up time than I would have had without AP credit. Trust me, you want the best sign-up time you can get your hands on.</p>
<p>My personal opinion is that taking AP exams tells you where you stand academically compared to other students nationwide. Also studying for those exams prepares you for college. You have to study more so you will keep that momentum going into your freshman year.</p>
<p>I agree with dylpkls91 – I came in with sophomore standing, and attained junior standing after just one quarter at UCLA, which has helped me a lot with enrollment times. The link that ThisCouldBeHeavn gave you is really helpful too. Just don’t take something that you already fulfilled requirements for, like AP English Language and Literature (even if you pass both exams, I believe you only get credit for one test).</p>
<p>In addition, if you’re majoring in any science/math/engineering field (and if you have the money/time to do so), you’ll want to try and get a 5 on the AP Calculus BC exam, since that’ll place you out of two math classes, as opposed to one, which is a huge help. </p>
<p>If it comes down to choosing specific ones, obviously take the ones you have a good shot at passing, but also keep in mind that languages will help you out the most if you do well, since it’ll take care of the foreign language requirement for anyone in the College of Letters and Science.</p>
<p>yea do it i’m junior standing as a freshman so I got all the classes i wanted</p>
<p>Since I passed the English language test, there is no point in taking the English lit? Will I get college credit if I pass the literature test?</p>
<p>What score did you get?</p>
<p>If two or more courses give the same credit for the same “Subject Area” “title course” “Units” and “req’s met”, does that mean you can only get credit for one of them? Would there be any point to trying on my AP Lit exam if I got a 4 on my AP Lang haha.</p>
<p>I got a 4 on the eng. lang.</p>
<p>The website that ThisCouldBeHeavn linked to above says that you get 8 units of credit for both tests, and since each is worth 8, I’m assuming it’s safe to say you don’t need to take the AP Lit test. I would call the Undergrad Admissions Office and double-check though. </p>
<p>Plus, since you both got 4s, it’ll take care of EWI, so you don’t have to take English Comp 3.</p>
<p>Yah I got a 4 on aplang test and i didnt take the aplit test because it would literally give me nothing, no more units or credit.</p>
<p>It was mandatory at my school to take the AP test for any AP class you were enrolled in so I got to take the AP Lit test knowing it would do me no good. Yet for some reason I was too proud to just half-ass it and get a 1 or 2.</p>
<p>Of course you should take APs. As many as you can and pass as many as you can. The more AP’s you pass, the more credit you will have. At UCLA, if you have more credit, then you get a higher priority enrollment time, which is crucial for getting the classes you want.</p>
<p>Priority enrollment time is important because you want to be able to get into the class you want - meaning you want to be the first to squeeze into that 200 capacity class with that super easy professor that gives out 40% A’s instead of taking that same class that’s taught by a different professor who’s known for giving out 40% C+s</p>
<p>take a fair number of aps, yes, but definitely don’t take aps that you doubt you can do well in. trust me, an A in honors bio looks way better than a C in ap bio, for example. i took half the aps offered at my school and got all A’s in them, but i didn’t take a single ap math or science class; still got in to both ucla and ucb. choose your aps wisely and don’t feel like you have to take every single one offered at your school. :)</p>
<p>take a good number of APs, but take community college classes…i recommend u take community college spanish, etc…foreign language requuirement is a pain</p>
<p>I got a 5 in AP Spanish test so I’m good there.</p>
<p>Without my “unassigned” AP credits, I would not be able to graduate UCLA within 3 years.</p>
<p>Oh, jtanton actually brought a good point (for once?). Definitely take community college classes, and check to make sure that they are UC transferable. It’ll get you ahead (possibly more than AP tests will). I know someone who was able to come in with junior standing with a lot of general ed/prerequisite classes already completed because her school had a dual enrollment program. Wish I’d known that before it was too late.</p>
<p>What are “unassigned” AP Credits? </p>
<p>So what would I do with a passing AP Lit score if I’ve passed AP Lang (4) ? Do US Gov’t and US History also give the same credit? I’m not sure I fully understand the AP Credit Policy posted on the UCLA website.</p>