Math Placement Exam

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - San Diego
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<p>If there was a similar thread on this before, just post the link to the thread. I apologize for being too lazy to look for it myself.</p>

<p>I just received an e-mail regarding the UCSD Math Placement Exam. I haven't taken calculus at a community college and I just took the AP for calc BC this year, so I won't know my scores until July. Although I did take the SAT II Math IIC, I only scored 640, ten ridiculous points below the minimum.</p>

<p>So these are my options:
1.) I take the MPE on June 10 at Berkeley (it's the closest university where they administer the test) and don't wait for my AP scores to come in. This is assuming I didn't get AT LEAST a 2 on the AB portion. God forbid.
2.) I take the MPE after receiving my AP scores in July after realizing that I didn't receive a 2+.
4.) I just kick back, relax, and wait until September, which is when we move in.
3.) I manage with a 2+.</p>

<p>Obviously, the last option would be ideal so that I wouldn't have to worry. The previous two are worst-case scenarios. Should I take the MPE before or after I receive my AP scores? My only concern is that if I wait until later to take the exam, they will only offer it in southern Cal, and it would be extremely inconvenient for me to go down there just to take that flippin' test. Any advice?</p>

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<p>to be safe, take the mpe jun 10.</p>

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<p>I think you should take it before you get your scores back. If you take the MPE, you still have your AP score to rely on. Its better to get it over with now then worry about it in September.</p>

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<p>When exactly do we register for out classes. Since we get out AP scores in late july, we won't know what classes to pick until then. So hmm..</p>

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<p>is there a way we can just take calc. at a community college the summer before soph. year and just not take math your first year of college?</p>

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<p>does everyone get that or only those you didn't satisfy the prerequisities get that mail?</p>

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<p>everyone got it</p>

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<p>I took the AP Calc AB Exam last year and i passed it. How do i check that my score was sent to UCSD?</p>

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<p>I am pretty bummed about this whole MPE. I took calc this year, and I am assuming I passed, but if I didn't... It will be extrememly inconvient to have to take this d*** test. I could not live any farther away from UCSD and still live in California.</p>

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<p>sumguynamedtoan: your ap score should be in the "scores received" (or similar section) in the checklist (at the bottom). ucsd will not have ap scores unless you specifically sent them to ucsd (they don't go with sat's)</p>

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<p>O thanks bver, is there anyway i can still send in that AP Calc score now?</p>

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<p>yeah sure, its not required for anything, you just need it for placement, they're optional since you dont have to have them to get in. if you're taking ap tests this year you should have written "ucsd" for your school you want scores to be sent to.</p>

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<p>How would i send in the Calc AB score i got last year? I took BC this year, but im unsure if i passed or not so how to i request my AB score to be sent to UCSD?</p>

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<p>i think they send all ap tests together</p>

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<p>or do withholding. sucks that we have to pay money</p>

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<p>O yea, i think they do send it as a package deal. Thanks bver, thatz alot of help u gave me. You rock (=</p>

<p>Go Warren! TRITONS =D</p>

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<p>do you still have to have your ap scores sent if you failed the exam? do they need it to check against what i told them, or do they only need it if i passed?</p>

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<p>well they send them all...so i think they'd want to see them all? not sure though</p>

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<p>oh, and if it's not down in the reported scores section on the checklist i need to have them sent? because this year i put ucsd but last year i just left the college part blank (obviously). so will they all be sent this year or should i just call someone?</p>

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<p>they should all be sent, since you shoudl be getting one grade report for all your tests</p>