<p>I think it's depends, obviously, but I find them easier. Not easier as in terms of like difficulty of the class, but easier as in to grasp the concepts. You're seen the material before. Practice makes perfect.</p>
<p>I took a lot of APs in high school and they (especially English) were insanely hard, so intro were a breeze for me</p>
<p>I think this is a very important topic to discuss so I’m bumping it up after about a year ha ha. </p>
<p>I retook AP Chemistry after I got a 4 on the exam and took Chemistry for 2 years in HS. I didn’t do so well in Chem in college, but that might be because of the teacher. Also, my HS didn’t prepare me as well for college chem.</p>
<p>Use discretion when deciding whether to take or not take AP credit.</p>
<p>I didn’t have to take bio, and glad. It looked like a lot more work, and a lot more difficult.</p>
<p>I took the intro calc class and found it incredibly easy to get an A, since I had already taken the course.</p>
<p>My intro writing class was also easy.</p>
<p>I only took the basic chem class at my HS, not AP (didn’t have it), and got a B+ in gen chem 1, A- in gen chem II.</p>
<p>I pretty much find most of the classes I took to be easy so far, which is one reason why I’m transferring.</p>
<p>You’ll probably pull better grades in upper-level electives than freshman fundamental courses due to professors generally grading easier and you being more interested in the material. In many departments once you get to the senior year electives it becomes quite difficult to get below a B. This is even more true if you get to take grad level classes, as graduate students often have priorities higher than their classes, and professors understand this, so they tend to grade not nearly as harsh.</p>
<p>myth–those classes are “weed-out” courses, so the professors will probably give out fewer A’s. from my experience (and i’ve talked to people who agree), you’ll get better grades in upper-level courses because the professors know you actually want to be there.</p>
<p>Myth at most schools. I took economics in high school and got an 90 (our school used numerical grades only), but in college I didn’t do well in Intro to Econ. The class was curved and my grade was bumped down, and the tests were also quite difficult/tricky.</p>
<p>this is probably a huge myth at my future college, gtech. there’s no way that the classes will be as easy as they have been for me in high school.</p>
<p>In my experience college math courses are way more in depth and move at a much faster pace than high school calculus. I took BC Calc in h.s. and took an equivalent course in college, but the college one was still tough. Shoulda paid more attention senior year…</p>
<p>False. You underestimate the course and you get ****ed really badly.</p>
<p>I believe that the consensus would say this is a myth.</p>
<p>But there are too many variables that you should only get a rough idea. If you think about it, it should be obvious, so don’t go to college with that mentality or you will be knocked on your a$s.</p>
<p>It really depends on the university. It may not be true of the more prestigious and academically rigorious universities (Ivy leagues?) but I know for me, I aced Chem 1, English 1302, Hist 1301 & 1302, and Government with relative ease and those are all AP courses I took in high school. I have a high B in Chem 2 and its more challenging than Chem 1 and I would say its at or a little above AP chemistry. So it just depends. I know that if I hadn’t taken AP classes, I would NOT be prepared for college level work. I feel bad for students who took regular classes because at my high school…man, I can’t even describe how much of a joke they were (I took one or two over the course of four years because of schedule complications).</p>
<p>Going from IB to Ivy League, I’d say myth.</p>
<p>I’m scared now, lol. I decided not to take AP Bio exam because I have this idealistic notion that it would be easier for me in college and that I don’t really need to go above intro bio to study for MCATs.</p>