SEAS AP Credit and Placement

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<p>Do I have to take the placement exams even if i received the necessary AP score?</p>

<p>I want to take Intensive General Chem (1604) and Accelerated Physics (2801). However, it has been over a year since I did Chemistry and I don't remember much. </p>

<p>I have 5s in AP Chem, Calc BC, Physics B and both Physics Cs.</p>

<p>From what I've read, I understand that I have to take the Chemistry placement exam, but I can skip the Physics placement exam because of my AP scores. Is this right?</p>

<p>How tough are the placement exams? Would it be advisable to study for them now?</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>I’m actually wondering about the same thing. But why is the Chemistry placement test required when Calculus and Physics placements aren’t?</p>

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<p>Would it be possible to see the AP scores in Columbia website if they have been indicated as the “college to which scores need to be sent” ? If yes, how does one view that and make sure the college has received the AP scores?</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/ap-tests-preparation/1360743-did-anyone-get-their-scores-through-college-yet-2.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/ap-tests-preparation/1360743-did-anyone-get-their-scores-through-college-yet-2.html&lt;/a&gt; - here folks have been able to view the scores in their respective college websites…</p>

<p>Actprep54 and others - do you know for how many courses one normally has to register for, during the first year? Is it for the semester or for the whole year?</p>

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<p>Does anyone have any advice?</p>

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<p>^ If you’re asking about the AP scores showing up on the Columbia website, my guess would be to check ssol.columbia.edu under “Academic Profile.” However, neither I nor anyone on the Class of 2016 FB group can find anything about it, so it’s probably not there.</p>

<p>As for classes (assuming you’re CC; SEAS students are pretty much preset), you need to register during NSOP for at least 12 credits in a semester, which comes out to at least 4 classes. However, the average is 15-16, 5 classes. Lit Hum is year long, everything else is semesters. You’re preregistered for Lit Hum and UWriting/FroSci, and should take 2-3 other classes.</p>

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<p>^ Thanks a lot. But where does one see “academic profile” under SSOL? There is no section called “academic profile” under SSOL. Are you or others able to see it?</p>

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<p>My bad, I assumed the link was there for everyone. I think I have it since I did a summer program at Columbia 2 years ago. For me it has the name and date of my program, so I assumed for others who haven’ done any program, it was blank. I guess not.</p>

<p>Either way though, there are no AP (or SAT) scores to be found so far on SSOL, so all we can do is wait and see.</p>