<p>For what courses/areas are there placement test?</p>
<p>i've read what was on the link, but i'd still like to know - is the placement test really not as hard as the AP? I'm talking about the chemistry placement test. Also, is it a multiple choice question test or do u have to solve problems like on the AP?</p>
<p>There were two tests my year -- a 50-question MC test to get into intensive general chem and another problem-solving test to get into organic. You still have to "solve problems" for the multiple choice. You just bubble in your answer on a scantron. They're probably on par with the AP.</p>
<p>Is there any recommended text book to study for the intensive general chemistry placement test? Would Kaplan AP Chemistry book be enough? Also is it easy to get an A in intensive general chemistry? Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>don't sweat the placement tests. honestly, if you spend more than 5 hours refreshing yourself on the material, you're wasting your time. orientation should be, first foremost and always, about MEETING PEOPLE. Cast your friends net far and wide, go on adventures in the city, get drunk in some east village hole-in-the-wall the night you get your fake ID... figure out how to get on the roof of the International Affairs Building. Join clubs, go for a run through riverside park, check out the frat parties, shop in midtown. But for god's sake, don't sit around thinking about chemistry or buy a book for it.</p>
<p>It's not easy to get an A in any technical class at columbia. As a freshman, you'll learn quickly that you have just gone from being a big fish in a small pond to being a small fish in a big pond. You'll be going balls-to-the-wall all the time just to stay afloat. Until the first round of midterms give you confidence, my advice is to do everything you can do, out of a (legit) sense of fear. Beyond that, you'll know where you stand a little better and can adjust accordingly. </p>
<p>So no, it's not "easy" to get an A at columbia, certainly not in intensive G-chem... but it's very possible if you figure the system out quickly.</p>
<p>-Steve</p>
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<p>It's always locked when I try to get up there...any secrets?</p>
<p>It's complicated. IM me.</p>
<p>they've recently cracked down on rooftop extravaganzas. I used to be one of the few people who knew the password to get on top of East Campus (the best view in the world), but they redid the security system and now you need an additional key. But IAB is almost as good, and still open. The band gets up there on plenty of occasions - like during a blizzard.</p>
<p>-Steve</p>
<p>S'all good now.</p>
<p>Does anyone know what the format is for the French placement test? I'm not going to sweat it, but I'd really like to test out. MC, short answer, composition...? Much thanks.</p>
<p>Also, how soon after move in are the placement tests? Do they hand out a schedule of events for the week long orientation? I'm supposing they do, because you need to know when it is, but just the same, does anyone know? Thanks in advance</p>
<p>It's up already. Check the NSOP website. They're after the first two days, mostly, depending on the subject.</p>
<p>Oh yeah, for people taking Japanese Placement test like me, you need to pre-register. Do that now!</p>
<p>were we already given 'academic packets' or do we get them on monday?</p>
<p>We get them when we arrive on campus.</p>