Using an AP Test for Placement (not a question about AP credit)

[ucbalumnus]

@kmBoston

We heard great advice at an accepted students day from the undergrad dean of engineering. If you get your AP results and you’re surprised to see that you got a 4 or 5 - Don’t take the AP credit, take the course. If you felt like, of course, I knew the material, I expected a good score - take the credit and placement.

It would still be preferable if said dean of engineering said “Here are [this college]'s calculus 1 and 2 old final exams for you to try before deciding whether to use your AP credit to start in a more advanced course than calculus 1.” A student’s own confidence level might not be an accurate indicator of how well the student is prepared to take the advanced placement.