<p>Hello,</p>
<p>I signed up for the math placement exam for orientation. What's going to be on the exam?</p>
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<p>this has topics and a practice test.</p>
<p>How do you know if you have to take the math placement exam? I’m a chemistry major in the College of Letters & Science.</p>
<p>If you did not get a 5 on AP Calc AB or a 4 or 5 on AP Calc BC, then you will be taking the math placement test at orientation.</p>
<p>are calculators allowed? is it timed?</p>
<p>Calculators are allowed (probably scientific, but not too sure), and if I recall correctly, it’s timed. Bring an ID and a pencil!</p>
<p>I don’t know what score I got on the AP exam yet. Will I know in orientation?</p>
<p>Thanks for the link btw :)</p>
<p>AP exam scores should come out July 1st I believe. So we should know before orientation if I’m correct.</p>
<p>UCLA usually finds out scores mid-July. You can check them at Collegeboard (and I think they mail them to you as well).</p>
<p>Oh but I enrolled for session 101. And that’s on June 30. Will they still be able to find out my scores?</p>
<p>Nope, there’s no way to find out your scores beforehand, so you’ll have to take the math placement test.</p>
<p>I think one may postpont the test later?
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<p>the placement exam is timed and calculators are allowed. From what i remember it is just a lot of algebra and trig…It should be very easy for someone who has taken Calculus or AP Calculus. If you asked the collegeboard to send your results to UCLA, I think it may appear on your MyUCLA earlier then when you receive the scores by mail. If you are still not sure whether you should take it or not just double check with your OC. I honestly don’t think it will hurt to just take the test. It’s only like an hour and its really easy</p>
<p>Along the same lines, taking the placement test won’t hurt. If you take the placement test but find out that your AP scores would put you in a higher class, the “better” score takes precedence. You’d have to wait until Sept. 1st to change your classes though, because the only time you’re able to enroll before that is at your Orientation session, and Sept 1st is when all of the classes open up again.</p>
<p>I’m sorry, I realized I made a mistake in my last post:</p>
<p>In reality, if you don’t have your AP Calculus scores by your Orientation session, you won’t be able to take a math class in the fall. The reason for this is that although you can take the placement test, there is a chance that you will get credit for a math course(s) with your AP scores, so if you enroll in a class that you already got credit for, you’re basically wasting your time (and it’s a duplication of credit, which isn’t allowed).</p>
<p>Sorry for the mistake, hope that clears it up.</p>
<p>Graphing and scientific calcs are both allowed.</p>
<p>Basically, if you haven’t gotten your AP score, just take the math test in case (I didn’t take AP calc in hs and passed). If you end up getting a 4 or 5 on your AP score, it doesn’t matter that you took the test. And if you don’t get a 4 or 5, but pass the test, then you won’t have to take the first level of math classes.</p>