<p>My d is already accepted and on her way ...She has 4 AP Tests she could take in May..
does it matter whether or not she takes these AP tests? </p>
<p>I even recall reading somewhere advice NOT to take the AP test if you still want to take the class in college, if it in integral class in your major, for example</p>
<p>she has AP Lit, Comp Gov, Calc AB and Euro Hist</p>
<p>she is probably going to Berkeley, College of Nat Resources with Environmental Science/Policy major..also wants to take Marine Bio classes</p>
<p>she feels she could do well in the Lit and wouldn't mind taking that one, but how important is it to take the others?</p>
<p>Can she be rescinded if she doesn't take them?</p>
<p>AP test scores <em>may</em> get her out of some calsses in college. even if it doesn't get her out of the specific class (i.e. passing the AP Lit exam may not get her out of her literature GEs) but its very likely that she will get unit credits for graduation. check berkeley's site for a list of AP credit for college. and, i highly highly highly doubt they will rescind a student for not taking an AP test.</p>
<p>So, do credits earned from APs reduce elective requirements (if they don't fulfill specific graduation requirements in specific areas like English)?</p>
<p>If you re-take the class at Cal, do you still get unit credit for the AP exam? My S is thinking about re-taking one or two of his AP math/science courses to make sure he really "gets it" at the college level before advancing. It makes sense to me not to give him Cal credit for both the AP class and the Cal class, but would he still get unassigned credit...or something? I'm obviously confused...</p>
<p>Taking the AP Literature test would be helpful. A 4 on the AP Literature test passes you out of the first of two Reading & Composition (R&C) classes required by the College of Natural Resources, and a 5 passes you out of both classes. It's the same for the College of Letters and Science, of which I'm a student.</p>
<p>Generally though, AP tests will give you units, which aren't bad. I wouldn't advise skipping out of classes that are required for your major...but I'm sure there are a few exceptions. I regret taking a math class (required of my major) that I passed out of; I should have skipped out since it's so easy. </p>
<p>As far as overlap goes (taking an AP test and taking an equivalent course at Cal,) I'm not sure. My understanding of it was that if you took an equivalent class at Cal, you would get units for it, and your AP units would be rescinded. I just checked my unofficial transcript, however, and I still have units for AP Chemistry despite having taken an equivalent class. I'm guessing that this will be changed by the time I graduate, or I may be incorrect on the policy altogether.</p>
<p>no she will not be rescinded if she doesn't take them, nor will she be rescinded if she takes them all and earns a 1. Quite frankly, there is NO reason not to take them. Gov satisfies a Uni requirement. Besides senior-itis, why not pass out of all the classes she can now?</p>
<p>I see pros and cons:
Cons:
it costs money to take these tests.</p>
<p>Pros:
It may be easier to register for classes in college because of more credits accumulated. I'm not sure it prevents you from retaking the same class, does it?</p>
<p>what if you put on your app that you were planning on taking certain AP tests, and now you arent...do you have to notify them and give a really good excuse???</p>
<p>$95 for a Cal credit is a bargain but I thought they charge a fix fee over 12 credits, so it's not difference to you whether you take 12 units or 15 units.</p>