<p>I have the opportunity to be granted early release ( I would be able to leave school at around 11:30 each day) for my senior year, and was wondering which would look better on my USAFA app. AP’s or actual college credits? Ideally I would like to get calc and chemistry validated for sure. I would end up taking chemistry and calculus at UNO and physics, mentorship, and AP gov at my school</p>
<p>Honestly, I don't know. College classes might show you have no problem handling them, but AP allows you to get AP credits, some the academy accepts. Also depends on your school, if you aren't going to be given hard work in AP classes, I would go to a college class. Basically, based on your options, whichever will give you a more in depth class would be ideal. But, classes like AP Biology, AP comp or lit (english) can validate you without a placement test. PLUS, if you do marginal on the chem placement test, but did well (4 or 5, even a 3) on the AP chem test, they would probably give it to you.</p>
<p>Does this help at all? Do I need to be more clear (was I confusing?)?</p>
<p>I took college courses until I was literally blue in the face, but I did take AP English my junior year. I was in AP Physics and my teacher was HORRIBLE, so I got out of it because I didn't want to hurt my GPA. My school isn't really good at preparing its students for AP Tests, and at least I knew I could get credit by taking college courses. I'm graduating high school as almost a junior in college, but I don't know which courses will validate.</p>
<p>I would take whatever classes that would prepare you the most for USAFA, but you can validate some of the USAFA's classes with good AP scores.</p>
<p>for calc and chem, you can get credit without per say "AP" or "college". its more of what you learn. usafa adminsiters their own test during bct, and with that score plus considering your ac comp coming in (mix of gpa, rank, sat/act scores, etc) they place you inot a class. i validated some calc w/o taking the calc AP test.</p>
<p>OK so the only way you can actually validate courses with prior grades is through AP and the only way that the college credits actually help with academics are preparing for the proficiency test USAFA gives?</p>
<p>that about sums it up.</p>
<p>I took Eng 111 and 113 at a community college, and I was told by the English Department that if I showed the validation officer what papers I did in those classes and showed the grades I got for them, then I could validate out of Eng 111 at USAFA without having to take a validation test for it. Has anyone else ever heard of them doing this?</p>
<p>i kno ppl who validated eng 111 here, but not sure how they did it. i also know some ppl thought they were going to validate but weren't granted it for one reason or another. not sure why</p>
<p>Good... because I think I spent about 5 grand on community college classes and books, and I don't want all that to totally be wasted. I'm praying that at least 1 class will validate just so I can feel better about spending my last couple of summers in a classroom.</p>
<p>For real. I haven't had a normal summer since 9th grade. From the looks of it, it'll stay that way for the rest of my life too. Hey, that's fine with me. ;)</p>
<p>Falcons '11, yes the english dept will take that as far as I know.</p>