<p>The following College Board Advanced Placement examinations may NOT be used for eligibility:
Art (Studio and Portfolio)
Comparative Government and Politics
Computer Science A
Environmental Science
Human Geography
International English
United States Government and Politics.</p>
<p>Why is that? And does that mean I shouldn't take any of these APs if I'm trying to get into Harvard? Because then what would be the point of taking the classes?</p>
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<p>This question implies that:</p>
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<li>You are taking courses simply because you believe they will get you into Harvard.</li>
<li>Learning for knowledge’s sake is not important, because the only purpose of a class is to get you into a school.</li>
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<p>Simply because Harvard does not offer credit for those classes does not mean that the courses do not have something valuable to teach you. I took two of the classes you listed above, and I can honestly say that both of those courses changed the trajectory of my ambitions - permanently.</p>
<p>Well no. I am genuinely interested in some of those APs, but I would be self-studying them, and I don’t know if I’m willing to give up so much time to self-study 3 aps, when two of them aren’t acceptable for credit. I always have time to learn what I haven’t learned once I’m in college, but right now it is important that I try to get into the college I want. Plus, if I only took APs that I were interested in, I wouldn’t be taking AP English language next year. But it’s just it looks better on college apps… I know; I hate that too.</p>
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<p>It’s quite simple: if you want to learn those subjects, then go ahead - by the way, I’m certain you already know that taking an AP course is not the only way you can gain knowledge about the information those areas cover. If you don’t want to expend the effort or are unable to, then don’t.</p>
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<p>If you want to do things because you think admissions officers will like it, there’s nothing stopping you. However, if you’re as truly interested in those subjects as you have claimed, why don’t you seek to get involved in those fields through another means (besides taking AP exams)?</p>
<p>However, time poses a problem. I’m trying to get 5s on all the Aps I’m taking, a 2400 on the sat, a 36 on the act, 800s on sat subject tests, and I’m trying to get into an ivy league school. I will always have time to learn what I haven’t learned after college, which I plan on doing. :)</p>
<p>^Well, then it sounds like you already know what to do, especially if you have such an ambitious year planned out. Good luck. :)</p>
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<p>just wondering, but are you a high schooler?</p>
<p>I will be a college freshman in the fall. However, I have just graduated high school.</p>
<p>What grade level will you be entering next year?</p>
<p>Nice. Which school are you attending? I will be a junior next year</p>
<p>Well, as I previously said, I have just graduated from high school, so I’m not currently attending any educational institution. I’ll be at Harvard in the fall.</p>
<p>My understanding is that you receive credit for advanced placement exams only if you choose to pursue “advanced standing”, which is graduating from college in three years rather than four years. Most students choose to stay at Harvard for all four years, so most forfeit the AP credits. So in other words, not only will you not receive credit for the exams you listed, you most likely won’t receive credit for any AP exam. For placement purposes, you’ll have to take the placement tests instead.</p>
<p>The only thing I care about is not having to retake something I’ve learned already. I want to go on to the next class. Does that mean I would have to take placement tests for every AP I’ve taken?</p>
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<p>There is not much of a point in getting perfect scores on both the SAT and ACT, but you go ahead and try if you want. Also, you should know that perfect scores do not ensure acceptance, especially if the subjective aspects of your application are weak.</p>
<p>of course. I’m aiming for this for two reasons: the sense of achievement and it would definitely help my app.</p>
<p>^ Not to discourage you too much, but the sense of achievement you would get from achieving both 2400 and 36 is probably not what you might be hoping for, and this effort should not be made at the opportunity cost of the many other meaningful things you could do.</p>
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<p>You’ll never have to. You can place out of intro math courses as well as other required intro courses with placement exams. As for the other ones, you can simply opt to take the more advanced level courses. At Harvard there is no strict “core curriculum”, only very general areas of study that you have to satisfy to graduate, so with so many classes to choose from, you’ll get tons of choices. Lol, you don’t have to worry about not being challenged enough.</p>
<p>lol yeah thanks</p>
<p>My D took 5 AP tests and got 3 -5s and 2 4s . She got some credit for 1 and only had to take a semester of Freshman English instead of a year . She is a current Sophomore there . She could care less if she got credit .</p>