<p>For whether the AP tests will help, you can start by looking at each university’s web site for AP credit and course placement policies:</p>
<p>[url=<a href=“http://www.admissions.caltech.edu/applying/freshman]Caltech[/url”>http://www.admissions.caltech.edu/applying/freshman]Caltech[/url</a>]
[url=<a href=“http://mit.edu/firstyear/2015/subjects/ap.html]MIT[/url”>http://mit.edu/firstyear/2015/subjects/ap.html]MIT[/url</a>]
[url=<a href=“http://www.princeton.edu/pub/ap/table/]Princeton[/url”>Advanced Placement Class of 2027 | Office of the Dean of the College]Princeton[/url</a>]
[url=<a href=“http://www.stanford.edu/dept/registrar/bulletin/4884.htm]Stanford[/url”>Stanford University Bulletin]Stanford[/url</a>]</p>