<p>I'm currently still a senior but walking out of HS, I'll have 11AP's. I'll be attending UIUC this fall and they accept 4 or 5's for credit. I also plan on transferring either my sophomore year or junior year, but was wondering whether I should skip the intro classes and focus on harder classes in my major or stay in them and raise my GPA freshmen year. Which one would be better if I plan to transfer?</p>
<p>First, look into what schools will take the APs you have. Not all subjects/scores are accepted.
If you know they’ll carry over, skip them. I used AP credit to get out of nearly all of my intro classes, and I only took a few basic classes. The schools I’m applying to now will accept the AP credits for the classes I opted out of, and the rest is covered by the intro classes I took this year.</p>
<p>Hmm, tell us more about you. I dont think medical schools accept AP credit for their required courses. Could be wrong. I dont think Stern (NYU Bus) accepts math/econ AP credits</p>
<p>If it’s a foundation class for your major and you know you’ll be spending a lot of class time with a particular teacher, then yeah definitely.<br>
The more time you spend with a teacher the better they get to know you. Works out handy if you need a teacher rec for something.</p>
<p>What is your major? And what AP credits are you expecting to have toward that major?</p>
<p>I always approached AP credits like this: If it’s not related to your major, skip it and don’t look back. I haven’t regretted skipping English 101, Art History (my school has a fine arts requirement - most people were boring themselves to death in Dance Appreciation or something like that), US History, or Environmental Science. It’s given me opportunities to take other classes.</p>
<p>If it’s related to your major (calc for engineering, bio/chem/physics for sciences, whatever), I would consider taking the class. The professors at your school may teach it differently than at your high school and you may need that different info/method in the upper level courses.</p>
<p>But if it’s not related, skip and don’t look back. Don’t worry about a high GPA. You get the grades that you do the work for.</p>