<p>I wonder why people send AP scores and try to get out of them,</p>
<p>I mean, if you get a 5 on like Calc BC, then
ucla would make you take multivariable calc right?</p>
<p>Wouldnt it be better to take math 31a (not sure if this is correct) again
and just earn an A+ and get better gpa, than studying hard during first year of college?</p>
<p>Im in this situation, i got 5 on bc exam, and finished multivariable calc/linear algebra at Harvard extension school. I feel like i should just start from beginning and keep earning high grade as possible.</p>
<p>Any opinions on this strategy?</p>
<p>So, getting a 5 on AP and getting credits mean that you just get credit correct?
like 5 on bc would mean... 4 credits?
so, it does not give you like a grade like an a or b, just pass. right?</p>
<p>if you want to start your 1st quarter with an awesome GPA, then yes you should start with Math 31A which would be "easier" for you since you have knowledge of the material beforehand. However, keep in mind that Math 31B won't be as easy as Math 31A. My friend who got a 5 on BC took 31A first quarter,got an A but got a B- or C+ in 31B. As for myself, I just started with 32A because I didn't want to fall behind in schedule and because single variable calculus is so boring. If you do decide to go ahead on to 32A, then you should be prepared for some intense competition (esp. if you have Chayes or that other dude who fails a lot of people) since everyone in the class would have a 4/5 on BC and are just as smart/prepared as you are.</p>
<p>My Berkeley friends said that, given the option, drop 31A and go straight to 31B. Their rationale is that so many people have taken calculus already and have the same mentality of "I got a 5 on calc AB and therefore I should retake it for a good GPA" that the school instituted curve for this and, to a lesser extent, 31B, is ridiculously high. I know that some Berkeley departments have an instituted mandatory curve that doesn't help you and I don't know if LA has something similar, but when so many people have taken calc before, you don't want to be the guy with the 99% and a C in the class.</p>
<p>it u get a 5 on the AP test do not take the course over at UCLA. 31a and 31b will kick your butt. The AP Calc test is a joke. Unless you are a math major, you probably will not need the depth of 31a and 31b anyways.</p>
Im in this situation, i got 5 on bc exam, and finished multivariable calc/linear algebra at Harvard extension school. I feel like i should just start from beginning and keep earning high grade as possible
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<p>If you want a high GPA and time is no problem, then retake everything. If you'd like to take it lighter later years or want to graduate earlier, then start with 33B.</p>
<p>Im not sure if Harvard extension school covers multivariable and linear algebra in depth (not saying it doesn't either). For example, do you know the matrix with respect to the standard basis of this linear transformation: orthogonal projection in R3, followed by the rotation of 45 degrees around the plane x+y+z=0?</p>
<p>If not, then you have not mastered 33A material.</p>
<p>Hmmm...I can totally understand wanting to go a bit easy first qtr, but don't you want to learn something new in your first year? It's not all about grades. You're paying for every unit of education; shouldn't you be learning something?</p>
<p>There's also a bit of an ethical issue, don't you think? If you've already gone well beyond 32A (32B? 33?), and done well on them, do you really think it's fair to your classmates to go waaaay back and take 31A or 31B? Go back one level, sure, but many? Just my two cents.</p>
do you really think it's fair to your classmates to go waaaay back and take 31A or 31B? Go back one level, sure, but many?
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<p>That is why there is a rule, if you receive a 5 on the BC exam, you cannot go back to 31A. Even if one chooses to take 31B, he/she will learn a bit more than what was covered in an AP high school course.</p>