<p>Hi. I'm a homeschooled sophomore and I have some questions about AP exams and classes.</p>
<p>I took BC Calculus last year but I didn't take the exam. I think I'm supposed to take the exam this year. I also signed up for AP Statistics for some reason. Right now I'm taking an advanced-undergraduate-level modern algebra class, and I have self-studied real analysis, topology, and linear algebra at the introductory graduate level. I will be taking grad-level classes in the above subjects at NCSU starting this Fall, so I will have a lot of documented grades for my math. Is it necessary for me to take these two exams, just because they are part of some kind of standard curriculum? Neither of these tests help my overall math education in any way. Should I refund and get some of that money back?</p>
<p>Why not? <em>shrugs</em>
If you know your material getting a 5 should be trivial anyway. I mean, 40% of people who take that test get a 5, right? (Corollary: if the Calc BC test causes you any pain whatsoever, you should really be studying calculus instead of your higher math classes.) You might as well take the test, if only to gauge your level of understanding. If you have a bad calculus background it'll screw you over for things like physics.</p>
<p>(The same advice applies for Statistics, except it's not as useful as calculus, so you don't have to worry as much about whether you understand it.)</p>
<p>Not to mention if you're homeschooled you need all the documentation you can get.</p>