<p>If I have taken AP chem, AP bio and AP physics should I skip the intro of those classes in college and take 2nd level science courses? or would it be wise to just take them again to get good GPA???</p>
<p>I have 30 hours of credit already done. If i was taking a class like calc 2 off of AP calc, then maybe id take calc 1, but im not in that situation. I think it depends on how comfortable you are with the material</p>
<p>I would retake in college. I think the college courses are a lot more demanding than even AP classes, and for that reason I won't be skipping chemistry (also because I'm doing chemE). Use those review courses to give your GPA a good cushion for the future. It only gets harder.</p>
<p>If your AP credit gives you all the credit that you need for your major then do it. I got two semesters worth of credits from AP Physics. Sometimes it can be not smart like taking BC Calc and going into multivariate calculus. It depends.</p>
<p>Depends on how comfortable you are with those subjects, how related they are to your major, and whether you have a need to take a crazy amount of classes, like trying to do 3 unrelated minors or something. I got out of the required non-calculus math class for my major because I had calculus AP credits, but math isn't really relevant to my major and if I was majoring in something math-related where I had to take further calculus classes I might have considered just retaking it for review. If nothing else at least it can be a gpa-booster.</p>
<p>i c...i'm planing on doing BME or Biochemistry for Pre-med....so im guessing it wouldn't be a good idea to skip intro courses? skipping intro would also be terrifying for MCAt...but if i skip it and load up on a lot of classes, can i graduate in 3 years instead of 4?</p>
<p>It is possible to graduate in three years.</p>
<p>my school offers honors courses for people who took AP courses and want to take the same course again in college (or are required to because the AP credit is insufficient)</p>
<p>For example, I got 5's on ap physics C mechanics, physics C e&m, and calc BC. I placed out of calc 1&2 and took calc 3 in college, and I took the honors physics classes too.</p>
<p>depends on your major</p>
<p>It also depends on how your school takes transfer credits. If you got a "C" in AP European history, you might not want to transfer it if they count it as such. If they count it as "P" for pass, then go for it.</p>
<p>I transferred only one class, which was Prob-Stat. It was the only honors class I took in high school, and it was set up to get credits for Pitt even though it was only an honors weight. I never set foot in an AP class. No, I'm not dumb, I just wanted to enjoy high school while it lasted and not worry about all that work!</p>
<p>true...one of the colleges i was looking into, Adams State College (from what I understand) only took placement/credit for ONE ap course... I forgot which one it was, but once I found that out, I was like f.uuuuuccckkkkk you. </p>
<p>10 ap courses for nothing? I dont think so</p>
<p>From AP credit and CC credit, I have about 100 credits before starting class and I can graduate in two years with a normal load.</p>
<p>Well, Slorg, good for you, thanks for sharing with us, and how the he ll does that help everyone else...u didn't even answer the question</p>
<p>I provided a concrete example that demonstrated that AP credit can be used for placement.</p>
<p>Considering I don't know "most people" I can only answer on my behalf, not theirs.</p>
<p>AP Courses are BS.
The year 12 courses that I took in my country were the same level as AP courses in the US (Chemistry was in fact harder than the AP) but I get no credit for them :(</p>
<p>lol took 6 AP courses, entering as a Sophomore after first quarter!!</p>
<p>I would say it depends on your major and what you want to do. If you'll be taking the upper level courses anyway, skip the intro courses (or not) based on what you want your workload to be; a better place to ask about that would be people at your college.<br>
Example: I'm skipping the introductory calculus and spanish classes, but will be taking the basic chemistry class in order to have a better grounding in my major and also get used to the lab report format. GPA cushions are nice, too! :)</p>
<p>I really think it depends on the course and the major. Let's say you're doing engineering at a competitive school; you probably wouldn't want to skip out on calculus, chemistry, and physics to move onto the upper level classes. However, if you're trying to get credit for a class that has nothing to do with engineering, then go for it. But in the end, it is not worth struggling your first year in classes you aren't prepared for instead of having a nice GPA cushion for the future. For courses you're trying to skip within your major, you need to have a strong foundation of the basics because they will keep coming again and again. If you don't have that foundation, you'll regret skipping courses that could've helped. Also, most AP courses can't compare to college level intensity. For example, you're basically doing AP calculus AB in 4.5 months in college (instead of 9 months in highschool), with tons more competition and much harder exams.</p>