<p>i'm a junior in hs. my freshman and sophomore gpa's were very very low (3.0). this past semester, i stepped it up a bit and got a 4.0 gpa (unweighted and weighted). i'd like to show colleges that i'm competent in college courses... so i decided to try take on a challenge. i'm going to try take the AP calculus BC test in may this year. i'll learn the material on my own aside from school. i have several questions.</p>
<p>1)if i take the ap calc bc test NEXT YEAR (senior year), colleges won't be able to see my score right?</p>
<p>2)if i take the ap test this year, can i take calc bc next year?</p>
<p>3)will taking the ap calc bc test (and scoring well) improve my chances of being admitted to a college of choice? note that i'm planning to do this because i actually enjoy math; im not doing this JUST to impress colleges.</p>
<p>answers to these questions would be greatly appreciated. additional input is also welcomed.</p>
<p>1) they won’t see your score, unless you get accepted 2nd semester… if you do poorly, they may reconsider your acceptance
2) if you can learn the bc calc material on your own, then go for it. but from a person whose on the top of their class and also in calc bc, i highly recommend against it. calculus ab is only 1/4th of the b/c material and the theory is much more complicated.
3) it would improve your chances, but its too vague to give a clear answer. what colleges are you targeting?</p>
<p>im not looking at any specific colleges. lets say top 4 uc’s (berk, la, sd, irvine).</p>
<p>sorry but i didnt understand your answer to question 1. colleges WILL see the test if i take it junior but will NOT see it if i take it senior year right?</p>
<p>for number two, im not sure if one is ALLOWED to take an AP course if he or she has already taken the AP test.</p>
AP scores are self-reported. He’s not going to get rescinded for a bad AP score.</p>
<p>2) A person on the top of his class who cannot distinguish between “whose” and the correct “who’s.” This same person is also apparently more than one person, as evidenced by his use of “their.” And there’s no way Calc AB is only 1/4th of BC.</p>