<p>Is there a specific policy regarding taking AP test in college according to collegeboard? I wasn't sure if AP tests were reserved for students in high school. I think I've heard of people self-studying for AP biology to get credit towards graduation/class advancement (if allowed by their university). </p>
<p>I talked to some of the administration, and they're a bunch of buffoons. None of the deans, advisers, nor records department employees have a clue about AP exams. In fact, they had never even heard of "self-studying." I'm trying to get some science requirements out of the way to free some room for potentially another major, or simply to free up time to diversify my classes.</p>
<p>You need to ask about "Credit by Exam" policies at your college/university. Many colleges and universities will award some credits (or give placement) for exams that are written by their own individual departments or administered by the following organizations:</p>
<p>I guess because it's relevant to my transfer prospects. The schools I'm looking at won't give me as much credit for my APs, so I was considering taking APs this May(?) to save money/time.</p>
<p>Thank you happymom. The CLEP exams seem potentially helpful, but I don't have much anecdotal experience with them. Are they generally as hard as the APs? (maybe use biology as an example again) Unfortunately some of the schools I'm looking at-particularly the reaches-don't accept CLEP credit.</p>
<p>"Reachy" type schools don't seem to accept CLEP exams as easily as less-reachy places. But as with AP exams, this is something that you have to check on a school-by-school basis.</p>
<p>Your local public library should have CLEP exam prep materials shelved close to the SAT/AP/GRE/etc. prep materials. The CLEP exams are shorter than the AP exams, but I don't know whether they are "easier" or not. The "Reachy" schools' preference for AP over CLEP may just be academic snobbery. Remember that they don't always accept all previous coursework for transfer credit either.</p>
<p>I called the admissions office at the school I would consider the "reachy-est." They said that if I self-studied AP exams, it'd most likely help me place out of the intro classes, which is just as good as getting credit for them IMO. What I didn't know was that they're only accepting at most 5-ish of my AP tests, which puts me back way farther than I had hoped for.</p>
<p>It also turns out that studying AP biology isn't as cut and dry as I had hoped :(</p>
<p>Does anyone have any personal experience regarding APs in college?</p>
<p>bump for you! I'm not sure if you could still take AP in college...since most ppl told me one can only take CLEP once he/she gets into college. For no offence, personally I wont take CLEP; it just makes feel unofficial and uncomfortable since not all colleges accept CLEP.
what about SAT subject test?</p>
<p>Re your post #4. I'm a little confused by your plan.</p>
<p>Sounds like your thinking is this: Transfer School A might not give AP credit for a given AP course you have taken or AP test you might score high on after self study.</p>
<p>So you're thinking you'll take the AP test now, at Pre-Transfer School B and get credit there.</p>
<p>Are you then thinking that Transfer School A will accept the credit because Pre-Transfer School B accepted it?</p>
<p>Not so. </p>
<p>Your transfer school, should you transfer, will evaluate every course you've taken at another college and decide whether/how much credit to give you for each class. Regardless of how much credit you got at your pre-transfer college. Usually most credits will transfer, but not always.</p>
<p>Similary, your transfer school will look at all AP tests you have taken and decide, based on their own policies, whether you will receive credit/advanced placement for those. They won't care what your first school accepted.</p>
<p>I suppose there could be exceptions to this, but that's the only way I've ever seen it done.</p>
<p>Sorry I should've been clearer. Here's the situation:
Original school A will most likely accept any APs that I will self-study, whereas transfer school B might not. However, transfer school B will at most accept around 5 AP tests, whereas original school A has accepted all of mine. If I somehow make it into transfer school B, a very large portion of my AP credit will be overlooked, so I'd want them to choose the credits from the courses I'd least want to take. Thus, I mean to self-study in order to get rid of some science credits, and take the classes that aren't covered by the AP credits because I think they're more enjoyable anyways.</p>