unfair: ap credits for GE requirements.

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - San Diego
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<p>don't you guys think that it's kind of unfair that UCSD seriously limits the number of ap credits we can use? For sixth college, the maximum possible number of ap credits you can use is for 28 units, out of 180 units we are required to do. what's the big deal??? I've taken 11 ap tests I've found that i can only use 3 of them, which only fulfills 12 units........</p>

<p>but for other schools like University of Virginia, (if my memory is correct) they let you use up to 60 credits out of 120 credits you need for graduating, which would save you TONS of money, time, and leaves you room for more options (didn't some kid graduate from UVA only in a year cuz he took whole bunch of ap tests?).......so basically i have all these bunch of leftover ap credits that i can't use....</p>

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<p>hmm... which ones did you take? i took six and they all count for credit. i'm in revelle, but i don't think that matters.</p>

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<p>i don't think that's the limit. i started with 36 credits.</p>

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<p>are you guys serious. well if anyone else from sixth college is here, i seriously hope they can prove me wrong cuz i want my ap credits to count...</p>

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<p><a href="http://www.ucsd.edu/catalog/front/APCredit.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.ucsd.edu/catalog/front/APCredit.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>I'm pretty sure you'll get the unit credit for it, just not necessarily the exemption from GEs, which isn't that bad...better than nothing because at least you get a better enrollment time</p>

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<p>yea i was talking about exemption from GE's.....ahh oh well...</p>

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<p>um, I think it's unfair to use AP Credits for GE's. Not all high schools offer so many AP classes, so the limit seems fair enough.</p>

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<p>ya I see your point jv1122. but still, I and many others paid hundreds and hundreds of dollars we pulled out from our limited resources and studied hours after hours to pass these AP tests for the main reason of saving money in college....and because now we dont get exemption from GE's, and only get unit credits, it seems like all those studying and money weren't worth the effort.</p>

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<p>I'm sorry to hear about your situation. collegeboard and the University of Californie two completely different institutions, so they can work in cohesion in limited ways (ie, the sixth college limitations).</p>

<p>In the end I think it's better for you to take the courses you need to take at UCSD. One of my livingmates was a junior as a first year, taking really hardcore science classes....but was really struggling because the classes he had taken (AP and CC classes) didn't prepare him well enough for what he was facing...at least not as well as UCSD science courses would have prepared him.</p>

<p>But we're all different and this issue is probably best analyzed case by case.</p>

<p>Sorry for getting off topic.</p>

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<p>If you really think you have the material for a given course down enough to get credit for it, petition for credit by examination. Chances are, if they don't accept the AP, they think you aren't ready to take that all-inclusive exam, but feel free to prove them wrong.</p>

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<p>Retake some some lower division classes to keep your GPA high. There is a good chance that upper division classes will bring your GPA down.</p>