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<p>It depends. Those who scored a 5 on the AP test are probably ready to move on to the next more advanced course (though reviewing the college’s freshman calculus final exams before deciding whether to skip the beginning course(s) is a good idea). Those who struggled for a 3, or did not even score a 3, on the AP test may be less ready; in some cases, their high school math courses were of poor quality so that their colleges placed them into precalculus after having them take math placement tests.</p>
<p>However, those who had the slow-paced calculus (AB, or AB one year and the rest of BC the next) may find actual college math courses to be a shock due to moving at a much faster pace than in high school.</p>