<p>I took calculus bc in high school and I'm thinking of retaking calc 1 in college (I'm premed). will this look bad on my application? Should I Go straight to multivariable instead?</p>
<p>Do you think you’re prepared for it?</p>
<p>How you did on cal bc? Since cal bc covers cal I and cal II, could you retake calc II?</p>
<p>^Scores haven’t come out yet, so idk. I could, sure, but will that benefit me vs. taking calc 1 again?</p>
<p>Many med schools do not accept AP credits for courses (like calculus) that are in the pre-med series. If you place out of the level of calculus expected by the med schools, you will almost certainly be expected to replace it with a higher level math course. Ask the pre-med advisor at your college/university about this.</p>
<p>As to whether or not you are truly prepared for the next level of calculus (or other higher math), that is a question to take to the math department itself. Often they have their own placement exams.</p>
<p>And it is perfectly OK to just repeat calculus in college if you want to. Yup, even if you do get a 5 on the AP exam. Unless you ask for credit for the AP score, and your college actually awards it, no one will ever know whether you took the exam or not.</p>
<p>^But isn’t there a section on the CA where you list your AP classes and scores? Also, wouldn’t calc bc appear on my transcript? I just don’t want the colleges to think that I’m being lazy and blowing off math. I read on a W&M thread that they don’t really like seeing students repeat a language class for which they already have AP credit (written by the rep). I just don’t want them to think the same for mathematics</p>
<p>It depends on you. See [AP</a> Credits - Pre-Medical Studies at Georgetown - Georgetown College](<a href=“http://premed.georgetown.edu/courses/apcredits/]AP”>http://premed.georgetown.edu/courses/apcredits/)
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<p>I’m just worried about what colleges will think. If colleges won’t care, then might as well take Calc 1 again and save myself the trouble. If they will, then I would consider starting out at Calc 2/multivar more seriously. The question is: do they??? Or is this so common among applicants/students that they don’t care?</p>
<p>I think it’s common for per-medical students to forfeit the AP credit; however, talk to your school.</p>
<p>I did it. Those classes were easy A’s.</p>
<p>You can self-report any AP scores that you want to on the common app. You can leave off any that you want to leave off.</p>
<p>Once you are admitted, and commit to a particular college/university, you will arrange with the College Board to have the AP scores that you want to send sent to that college/university. There the registrar’s office will determine whether or not you can use your AP scores for credit or placement. Even if you can get credit or placement for your score, if you don’t want to do that, you normally can decline the offer.</p>
<p>My advice would be to use AP credit to fulfill requirements that you don’t need for your specific major. For courses in your major (or pre-med/dent/vet/pharm/etc. requirements) speak with your advisor, and find out which course you should begin with.</p>
<p>^So future colleges will only care if my math courses will affect my current major? Once I transfer I’m planning on switching majors (my current school doesnt offer it; and it’s non-STEM). Currently I’m listed as biochemistry, and starting at Calc 1 is perfectly fine, so my math course selection doesn’t matter in that sense. </p>
<p>Suppose I do report my scores to the schools and list it on the common app. How would it look then?</p>
<p>And btw, my HS transcript will show that I took BC and got an A. So whether I report the score or not (and I’m inclined to do so), I’ll show at least SOME form of success in the subject, hence my concern of whether colleges will view my math course as lazy.</p>
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