Need some help with my college course selection (AP Credits/Transferring/etc)...

Applying to College
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<p>I'm a high school senior and I'm currently taking 3 APs (Stats, Bio, Psychology).
I took the Stats test and did POORLY on it. Bio is really overwhelming for me but I'm getting my act together and doing some reviewing for it and Psych ( I feel I can easily get a 3 or a 4 in Psychology, most likely a 4).</p>

<p>I'm going to a local community college. The CC accepts for almost all APs, a 3 to recieve credit.</p>

<p>My question is...
Lets say I get a 3 in STATS and I get credit for Math 202. When I transfer out to a 4 year school (Bucknell, IUP, Shippensburg, Penn State, U of Pitt, Temple, etc other schools in PA) do they look at my AP Score or my Credit? If they look at my AP score and their requirement is lets say Bucknell requires a 5 in AP Stats and I have a 3 (they won't accept it) will they still accept it because my CC gave me credit for the class? Or will I have to take the class for which I previously recieved credit AGAIN at the 4 year school at a MUCH HIGHER cost...?</p>

<p>Do you guys recommend just taking the classes at CC and not even worrying about the AP Exams?</p>

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<p>Colleges only care about your AP score. They do not care what other colleges think of your score.</p>

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<p>So why is it that some colleges require 4s (bucknell, penn state, pitt) where as WAY better schools such as Hopkins only requires a 3 in AP Bio?</p>

<p>I feel the standards are just set WAY TOO HIGH and I can’t meet the demands…I was talking with my AP Bio teacher (she’s a biologist with YEARS of lab work with PSU) and she also says the same thing.</p>

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<p>I disagree. I don’t think any college should accept less than a 4.</p>

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<p>standards aren’t set high at all.</p>

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<p>“So why is it that some colleges require 4s (bucknell, penn state, pitt) where as WAY better schools such as Hopkins only requires a 3 in AP Bio?”</p>

<p>Because they can.</p>

<p>Each institution sets its own policy as to which AP exams to accept for placement and/or credit, and which scores are necessary for that placement and/or credit.</p>