It doesn’t apply to the OP, but in case it applies to other readers, Nebraska does seem to be more generous with IB credits and gives several perks to IB grads.
http://global.unl.edu/academics/honors-programs/international-baccalaureate.aspxgraduates.
Or if the AP scores meet any other requirements, you can use the freed schedule space for additional English courses. Also, some general education requirements may be of the type that English courses can fulfill.
You can look up the required courses for your possible major(s) and general education requirements at each school and see what can be covered by AP scores you may get. If you do get some covered by AP scores, you can then substitute additional free electives (like extra English courses if you wish) instead. The sheer number of credits from AP scores is often less relevant than the subject credit that you may get from them, if you are concerned about getting extra schedule space for additional free electives, a second major, or a minor.
If you intend to take more advanced courses in a subject where AP scores let you skip the introductory course, you may want to review the old final exams of the courses that you can skip to be sure that you know the material well from the college’s point of view. For example, if your college lets you use your AP calculus AB score to skip calculus 1, try the college’s old calculus 1 final exams to be sure that you are ready for calculus 2.
this bears repeating.
Unless you know you’ve done way more than what you take the credits for, always check that could score well on the final exam for the course you intend to skip when that course is 1° sequential and 2° you’ll take the next level.
(ie., this is essential for math, foreign language, and bio/physics/chem if you intend on taking these subjects at a higher level. You do NOT want to skip a class where you get less than, say, 88-90 on the final exam.)
Sorry mom2kids, I should have mentioned that for MY kid, UNL had much better AP credits. With a 5 in Spanish language junior year, and probably 3s in Econ, UnL seemed far better …since u don’t get senior year results until after you have to pick a school, you can never be completely certain what you’ll get before you choose. As it turned out, the choice was mde thinking UNL would give 38 credits and Bama 24 credits.
@Cassieann: From what I’ve read, the Greek scene at 'Bama (especially sororities), and some other Southeast Conference colleges, are often quite serious and demanding, requiring more time and money than is the norm elsewhere. From what I’ve seen at Nebraska (my kid went Greek), the Greek scene is relatively sane…nothing outlandish so far. The Greek houses are almost all in a beautiful and compact area just east of where most of the academic buildings are, and just a few short blocks from downtown. From what I saw at Bama, many Greek houses were spectacular, but were often quite a ways away from the classroom buildings, and none seemed to be near the business district(s). The Nebraska houses are dry, but apparently it’s not uncommon for the frats to have an off-campus “party house” or two (one near the football stadium for game days, and another closer to the actual frat house).