I am deciding whether or not to take the AP tests for the current AP classes that I am currently in. I’m enrolled at BU for next year but don’t know which tests I should take that would actually be useful for getting out of classes. I’ve decided I’m definitely taking the AP Calculus BC exam, but don’t know if I should take the AP Environmental, Literature and Composition, or Physics C: Mechanics.
I know as an engineering major, it would probably be a good idea to take the Physics C test, but honestly, I know I would not do well on it. Even if I study intensely just to do well on the exam and manage a 4, I know I wouldn’t really have LEARNED the stuff I should know and would end up taking a harder physics course my first year without even knowing the basics of physics. So, I can’t decide if I should just not take the test at all, or take it, see how I do, and later figure out whether or not to opt out of the physics course I could get out of.
For the AP Environmental and Literature tests, I have know idea whether either of these classes would benefit me as an engineering major. On the BU website, it lists the classes that would be equivalent to those AP tests, BUT I HAVE NO IDEA IF I WOULD EVEN NEED TO TAKE THESE COURSES AS AN ENGINEERING MAJOR.
I know there is an english/writing requirement for all BU students, but IS IT A DIFFERENT REQUIREMENT FOR ENGINEERING STUDENTS.
The website lists the course “CAS EN 100” as the equivalent course for the Lit test, “GE 100” for the Environmental test, and “PY 211 or PY 251” for the Physics C test. Which of these would be useful to opt out of?
SO, if anyone is familiar with the course requirements of a BU engineering major, please let me know which of these AP tests would actually be useful. THANK YOU
Well crap, I’m applying next year to the engineering and I’m only taking AP Stat, Econ, and Psych. Do any of those apply to an engineering degree at all? (Econ is Micro and Macro Economics)
Now I feel like I’m not doing enough in high school haha