Should I take the AP Physics C exams?

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I’m not sure if I should take the AP Physics C exams.

For my college, I need a 4 for course credit but a 5 for both course and lab credit.

I’m most likely going to try to transfer to Michigan and they only take 5s for both.

I started studying today

Both EM and Mech are on June 1.

I’m just nervous that I can’t get 5s (my understanding is very minimal for EM and I got a 3 in Mech Practice Exam in January).

A 4 is probably doable for Mechanics maybe a 5 if i study hard enough.

As for E&M, I don’t know what I will get but I am very unprepared for it. I barely remember anything from it but I might (its a long shot) be able to pull a 4.

So, I’m not sure if I should just take Mechanics, opening more room for me to get that 5 or take both and risk spending less time on Mechanics.

Or, I could relax and save the $200 that I’ve spent as it may be the smarter choice.

I am also an engineering major, so maybe the credits are not even that important (being as I have to take the classes anyways)

Please let me know what you think is the smarter choice.

Thank you

Current University: Wayne State
Going to try to transfer to: UMICH

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I am confused. So June is the makeup exam. What happened two weeks ago at the regular exam?

Are you registered for the makeup test?

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Decided not to take it.

Yes, I am taking the makeup exam, sorry if that wasn’t clear.

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I’m still confused. You’re taking AP exams but you’re transferring to Michigan? Are you in Hs or col.ege?

If you have “minimal understanding” of one and a practice score of 3 on the other, placing out of Freshman Physics and dropping into the deep end of Physics 2 in college sounds like a bad idea to me.

What did you end up doing?