<p>question. i plan on taking 7 AP exams this year with 4 of them self studied (aiming for National Scholar to look good in my transcript). 1 of the self study exam is offered at my school (meaning the class) during the senior year. i plan on taking 6 AP classes senior year. and im not sure if my school has 6 AP classes for that senior year. i will have 14 AP exams in all. how many years of college will i skip? now thats the problem with me. at most, i want to skip 1 year or even better none. its not like i have money issue or anything for colleges (except for privates, which im kinda trying to avoid).</p>
<p>Easiest way is to just fail all your APs. You will get 0 credits for 1s and 2s, so you won't have to skip any years...</p>
<p>But seriously, just take the class again in college. You do not HAVE to skip the class just because you passed the AP exam. You still have the option of takings the course again in college.</p>
<p>take the ap exams... get 4's and 5's on them.. and when you get to college, decide which ones you want to skip and which ones you want to take again... just b/c you get a 4 or 5 doesn't mean you have to skip the class.. they'll give you an option to take the class even if you got a 5 on the ap test</p>
<p>thats cool to hear. wat a relief. but do u know how many years ill skip with all those credits?</p>
<p>If you get into a really good college, most likely you'll only be allowed to skip a few classes. Your credits will get capped.</p>
<p>as i understand it, you have a couple choices
a) you can enter college as a sophomore
b) you can get the respective classes waived. this does not mean that you get credit for these classes, just that you don't have to take them. you still need to take other classes to reach the required amount of credits</p>
<p>^^ also, from what one of my friends did, he decided to skip the classes because of his ap test scores, but instead of entering as a sophomore and having to take 15-18 hours of classesa semester, he entered as a freshman and yook 12 hours of classes a semester... so he had at least a year or two of a relatively relaxed schedule (since he didn't have too many classes)</p>
<p>At some schools you get credit for the AP classes you passed, but they don't contribute to your unit cap, so you don't have to leave earlier. This allows you to take more classes in different areas, so you might have a better idea of what you want to major in.</p>
<p>I agree that it does depend on what the policies of the U attended are--many do limit how many credits you can get via APs & even college courses when you enter as a "freshman." S applied to several schools, each told him different things about how many credits he'd get for the numerous APs he took & the one college course he had completed. For some schools, he would have entered as a 2nd semester sophomore or higher. At the school he attends, he was given sophomore standing but because they want you to take nearly all the courses from their U, he would only be eligible to graduate one term early instead of two. Having advanced standing does give you an advantage in registering earlier & getting the preferred courses & time slots (especially with popular courses).</p>