<p>I'm currently taking AP Chemistry, but I know I'm going to take the course again in college, no matter what score I receive on the AP Exam. </p>
<p>I also have the same situation in AP Calculus BC. So should I take the exams in May? What are some pros and cons of taking them? </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>If you have to pay more than $56 it would be a NO for me. </p>
<p>No benefits if you aren’t going to get a credit for it so save your money.
Benefits are that you know you will do great in college. </p>
<p>If you are getting subsidized and pay less than $56, I say definitely!</p>
<p>Our price is $56, but I’m leaning towards not taking Chemistry and taking Calculus for some reason. Thanks for your input. :)</p>
<p>I have the same dilemma for next year. Only, we’re required to take the AP Exams at the end of the year.</p>
<p>Yeah, our AP Exams are at the end of the year too (May). Good luck in your subjects :)</p>
<p>all AP exams are in May guys 
and are you retaking the course as a personal choice or because your college requires it? (<em>glares angrily at Duke University</em>) If it’s personal choice, then what do you have to lose except for money? If it’s university requirement, then don’t do it, it’s a waste of time for something they don’t want you to have anyway. It might look good on an app, but not very much if they don’t consider it college-equivalent; that’s what my friend who goes to Duke’s Trinity College of Arts and Sciences (that’s where the science majors go, obviously) says.</p>
<p>I took AP Chemistry as a personal choice, but where ever I end up going to, I will take the course again anyways. Thanks for your input :D</p>
<p>*** $56?
its $90 in socal</p>
<p>who pays $56? in colorado, we pay about $86! 
lol. </p>
<p>my suggestion is don’t pay for it just because you are going to learn it again in college and that money can be saved anyways. unless you need it to be in some sort of placement or something, but really, don’t bother.</p>
<p>@ everyone who asked why we pay $56 while everyone else pays more
Some schools, organizations, districts, and states (the state of Texas in my case) are authorized to subsidize $30 per test per student to encourage AP classes over community college - which depending on where you go (not in my area) can otherwise be about the same or more expensive for a course that is (in my area at least) less likely to be accepted than AP, and in some cases (like for my local cc) less rigorous than an AP course. Some subsidize more - a neighboring school district subsidizes more on top of the $30 state cost, making each exam cost ~$36 I believe. And of course the super low income people on food stamps or similar aid (in my area, that’s <$20,000-ish for a family of 3, obviously more for bigger families) get it for as low as $8 per College Board policy - but sadly, it seems that hardly any of them ever take the exam anyway.</p>
<p>you should take the CLASS, but not the EXAM, since then you can get ahead in terms of knowledge and practice while not having to pay for taking a useless exam</p>