<p>Hi, I was accepted ed and am now trying to decided whether or not to bother taking the AP tests in English and Stat. I looked at the website, and I could discertain was that it gets you out of entry leval classes. Are there any other benefits besides that, because if not they don't seem worth the time and the $80</p>
<p>Well $80 is certainly less than the fee for an entry level class. You can also start taking more interesting classes sooner.</p>
<p>We did not have our son take the AP tests because Williams has entering freshman take placement tests anyways. Saved a great deal of money…that went to tuition of course!</p>
<p>It depends on the classes you want to take. This chart gives an accurate overview of what you would be able to place into with credit. [Williams</a> College Registrar’s Office](<a href=“Williams College”>Williams College)</p>
<p>Some people choose to take the tests to see how they stand with the material but don’t send the scores in to Williams so they can take the class again, and others just send them in and place out.</p>
<p>If you do well on the english exam, you can take a 200 level english your first semester instead of a 100 level. Stats doesn’t really matter as they give you a math/stats placement test when you arrive to determine whether you should take stats 101 or 201</p>
<p>I was accepted ED as well and am now trying to decide which AP exams to take/not take. The chart says that “no advanced placement” is given for AP US Gov./Politics and AP English Lang and Comp, does anyone know if there would be any reason to take these tests for Williams?</p>
<p>Does anyone know if you can get credit (or higher placement rather) in both American History and European History? I know the site says for American HIST 100 or 200 level or AMST 201, and for European just HIST 100 or 200 level. Does anyone know what AMST 201 is? If I already have a 5 on American, is it worth it to take the European History AP?</p>
<p>For all the current courses, check catalog.williams.edu</p>
<p>AMST 201 is Intro to American Studies, HIST 100 are gateway classes. It would be good to read the Department/Program Description under each major to get a feel for how each department numbers their classes and which combination of classes fulfills a major. Also, they usually have more detailed info about AP testing.</p>