<p>I've been talking with my counselor and i've been asking to be able to order an AP exam for an exam i'm self studying. (us gov & politics) </p>
<p>However i keep being told that it is the Collegeboard that is inhibiting me to just show up on test day. I'm being signed up for Illinois Virtual School... because i'm told that CB requires a class with a audit in order to take the exam.</p>
<p>I've heard that FLVS's US gov & pol is horrendous and i don't want the same experience because the IVS class is for credit and i would rather not have it be a C on my transcript /: </p>
<p>Your counselor is either lying or ignorant. You don’t need to take an AP class to take the corresponding exam. It’s almost certainly the administration/school district messing with you or the counselor.</p>
<p>Work it out with them or find another school to take the exam at.</p>
<p>(I’ve taken 7 exams without taking their corresponding classes, so I guess I’m qualified to answer this.)</p>
<p>Yes, totally agree with energize. I self-studied tests before and you do NOT need a class. If your counselors are still causing problems, I would go to another local school and take it with them.</p>
<p>What everyone said is correct, however, if you go to a school where a company or the school itself sponsors the tests (at my school, GM sponsors and pays for everyone’s AP tests), then you can not get the test for a lower price/free since you’ll be doing it yourself. Maybe that’s what your counselor was getting at?</p>