Quick question about advanced placement

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<p>I'm going to be a BSE candidate (ORFE or CS if I don't like ORFE) and I have 5's in AP Chem, and Compsci AB. However, I am not eligible for Advanced Standing.</p>

<p>Can I still fulfill the SEAS general requirements of one term of chem and one term of compsci and choose NOT to take a chem + compsci class in my first year? Or does the AP credit just let me take higher level classes like ... Organic Chem (which I dislike) and that I am still required to take some type of chem + compsci class to satisfy the requirement?</p>

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<p>From what I understand (I'm an international, so advanced placement is a foreign concept), AP credit allows you to meet requirements on entry and/or places you in a higher level class. The Chem requirement will be more than met by your AP Chem score on entry (check out the first little paragraph below the list of requirements on page 434 of the undergrad announcement, as well as page 112), but I don't know what'll happen with compsci. You could probably contact the compsci departmental representative to check, though. Hope you manage to figure it out!</p>

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<p>I found a link to a description of Princeton's AP policies on another thread: Advanced</a> Placement and Advanced Standing - Princeton University. Also, here's a link to a table showing accepted credit: Advanced</a> Placement and Advanced Standing - Princeton University. From the table, it looks like you'll get credit for your compsci score, too.</p>