Chem 110DL vs AP Chem?

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I am a high school senior who will be attending Duke this fall.

I was looking at the course placement info, and I found out only a 5 on the AP Chem lets you skip general chemistry—anything below means you have to take Chem 110DL. I’m a very good student in AP Chem (A+ in the class), but I stressed out and messed up badly on the AP exam last week. I think I only got a 4, which means I’ll probably be stuck taking Chem 110DL my freshman year.

How different is Duke’s Chem 110DL from the AP Chem curriculum? Will I just be sitting through everything I’ve already learned for a whole semester, or is there new material to be learned? And how badly will this affect my freshman year?

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I’m sure it doesn’t seem like it now, but trust me, having a class freshman year where you already know most of the material really isn’t a bad thing. There are lots of things to be doing as a freshman other than studying, and if you’re not able to get advanced placement, you’ll appreciate the head start you have in that class. Relax. Enjoy the rest of senior year.