<p>Okay so... I need a little bit of advice. I don't know whether I should retake Calculus 1 in college or not. I took it during my Junior year in high school and got a 4 on the AP Calc AB exam. Since my school didn't offer calculus BC, I took AP stats my senior year. Right now, I feel as if I will not do so well if I just go ahead and take Calculus 2 in college, since it has been a year since I've taken the class. I did touch on the subject quite a bit for Physics, although it was only for integrating and deriving equations. With a little bit of review over the summer I could probably relearn the subject pretty quick. So any suggestions on what I should do?</p>
<p>I took calculus my senior year of high school, got a 4 on the AB exam, then took a gap year before my freshman year of college. I decided to retake calc I my first quarter and it ended up being a very good idea, since the college course emphasized depth of subject matter over breadth. If you have any doubt at all, retake and ace Calc I.</p>
<p>Almost all the ENGR schools my older son talked to recommended him repeating Calc I - even tho he had a 5 and on the AP exam. He was very happy he did and based on his experience, my younger son did the same.</p>
<p>Given that it’s been over a year since you had AP Calc and that you got a 4 on the exam - I would definitely repeat Calc I in college.</p>
<p>Put “AP credit” or “AP credit engineering” in the search box for your college’s web site to see what its recommendation is.</p>
<p>Then, for the course number of the math course you are allowed to skip, try searching for stuff like “math [course number] final exam”. Try the old final exams to see how your knowledge of calculus compares to what is expected of someone who just completed the college course.</p>
<p>Do the same for any other introductory course that you are allowed to skip with AP credit and which is an important prerequisite for more advanced courses in your major (e.g. physics, or chemistry for some engineering majors).</p>
<p>Students who scored 5 are more likely to be well prepared enough to skip (repeating in a regular course is more likely to be a waste of time and tuition; repeating in an honors course may be worthwhile), while those who scored a 3 are less likely to do well if they skip and go on to more advanced courses in the subject.</p>