<p>was just wondering.. some universities like uiuc are very generous with their giving of AP credits while others put a specific cap on such credits. assume that a student goes into undergrad with both advanced level (british system) and AP credits such that prior to enrolment, he already has 50+ (out of 120) credits.. these 50+ credits go towards fulfilling the GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS, allowing him to begin undergrad with junior standing. when he applies to grad school on completion of his degree, will grad schools frown at the fact that he used APs to satisfy courses rather than complete those courses at the institution itself?</p>
<p>and even if grad schools do not disapprove of it, is the extensive use of AP credits in undergrad years advisable? on one hand, it allows for earlier graduation or even enrolment in graduate courses during the undergrad years. on the other hand, APs aren't the same as university courses. what do you guys think?</p>
<p>most schools don't care, but it can't hurt to make sure</p>
<p>ex. I found out that the Georgetown SFS MSFS program does not take Micro/Macro AP - you had to have taken the course in college/at a college/or taken a higher level course with a similar title.</p>
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<p>This is what you should focus on doing with the free time your AP credits grant you. I had about a year's worth of AP credit, so I took almost every upper level course my department had to offer as well as getting a minor in a related field (and taking mostly upper level courses for my minor instead of introductory ones). Still wound up graduating a semester early, too.</p>
<p>Taking courses in the student's intended field of study will be critical. If the Gen Ed courses that were fulfilled by APs are not in the student's intended field, then the graduate programs won't care one bit.</p>
<p>I had about 50 credits coming in, plus I tested out of language for some additional hours. I view this as a great advantage because I was able to take more advanced courses and less of the needless ones that didn't contribute to my major. So I don't think grad schools will begrudge me those "free" hours, since I was better able to prepare myself on material that actually matters to them.</p>