Actually I have two questions:
I've heard that if u take a total of 4 AP courses over your 4 high school years, then you are usually given sophmore standing when you enter college. What if you take 12 or maybe 13 AP courses over the 4 years? Will I then be admitted to Senior standing when I enter college?
My second is: what's the point of trying to go for National AP scholar (8 AP courses with 4 or better on tests), if you can't put in on your college resume seeing as most people apply at the beginning of senior year? That means that I would have to take a total of 8 AP's in sophmore/junior years, which is essentially impossible unless you do not need sleep. I'm taking 2 right now during sophmore year, with 4 other honors classes, and 6 out of 7 classes in which you have to work is hell.
2007-01-09 12:45:32 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Actually a lot of high schools offer AP world history for sophmores. ALL AP courses at my school are offered for everyone, but u need to have the prerequisets, i just happen to have the prerequisets for AP Statistics.
2007-01-09 12:54:51 · update #1
Go to collegeboard.com and read Go to College for Free by Ben Kaplan and they will tell you that you can get sophmore standing with just 4 APs.
2007-01-09 12:56:34 · update #2
No, 4 APs would barely get you into sophomore status. If at all.
In any case, they usually don't count towards fulfilling the GE requirements. It'll get you into sophomore status and reduces the number of classes you have to take, but that's about it. Most schools have caps on the total amount of credits you can get from APs.
My school had a ton of kids who had 12-13 APs done. I don't remember anyone saying they got junior status. No school's policy that I read would allow it.
The point of going for National AP scholar is pride. Something to accomplish. Hopefully, you want to learn and be challenged. Not everything you do is supposed to be just to impress colleges before you go in. That's why colleges want to make sure you don't tank your senior year after you've been accepted.
2007-01-09 12:58:28 · answer #1 · answered by Linkin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you are not given a sophmore standing in college if you complete 4 or more AP courses. And no, you cannot attain senior standing if you complete 12 or 13 AP courses. The reason for the latter is that all AP courses are just intro college courses, and you would not be able to get a degree from solely intro courses now would you?
The reason that you do no just automatically get to skip a year in college is because it is highly unprobable that you will complete all the required first year classes. In some universities you are allowed to do that, I know Harvard has that policy, but you need a 5 on at least 4 AP exams.
2007-01-09 12:54:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how you score on the final exams. The more selective places, which I'm guessing you're aiming for with that many AP's, will require you to get a perfect 5 on them to recieve any credit for those courses. Each college is different. You won't necessarily be a sophomore or a senior. It also depends what you're going for. Most colleges require at the least a 4 on the exams to get credit. Some colleges don't give any credit at all.
2007-01-09 12:58:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some colleges allow you to use your AP courses (depending on how you do on the exams, perhaps) for credit in college. Some don't...like Williams, for example. You can bypass basic level courses in some cases, starting at higher level ones, but still have to take the full complement of courses, credits, etc.
You're right, though, about the odd timing for National AP Scholar. My son, who's a freshman at Williams, was named one...but he was already in his first semester at school by the time the info was announced. He applied ED and was accepted almost a full year before ... but presumably the school could tell he was on track, and that his AP record prior to senior year was solid already. I imagine it would be incredibly difficult to take the required APs prior to senior year...so I'd suggest you just do what you can and do the best you can in the ones you decide to take!
Hope that helps a bit....?
Best of luck to you.
2007-01-09 15:11:26 · answer #4 · answered by Shars 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Very few high schools would allow you to take AP courses freshmen and sophomore years. Some colleges dont give credit for every AP course, some have limits. You would not get any higher than sophomore standing, if that.
2007-01-09 12:49:54 · answer #5 · answered by Christine 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no matter how many ap courses you take i dont think you will be taken in at a higher level than sophmore. in order to do this you have to also take the ap test and i believe score 3 or better to get credit for that course. all colleges take them differently one college may take the ap course for credit another may not. i would say not to load yourself up with too much work take a few courses that whatever colleges you are thinking about will take credit for. i would talk to your guidence counseller and see what they think would benefit you the most.
2007-01-09 13:09:12 · answer #6 · answered by chrfou18 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suggest you don't take too many AP classes. If you get admitted to a good university, your professors will be world-class scholars. Teaching college courses was never meant to be the role for high school teachers. Don't you want to learn something for the first time from someone who spent his life on it, and has a deeper perspective on the subject?
2007-01-09 13:06:31 · answer #7 · answered by averagebear 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I took AP , you only get credit if you take the $80 AP test for college pts
2007-01-09 12:49:49 · answer #8 · answered by Monet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋