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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, this happened to me. I placed out of Calc I in college bc of AP credit, and then felt lost in Calc II, III, and Lin Alg/Diff Eq. I presume it's bc I wasn't taught some of the foundation of the Calc I college class. If I had to go back in time, I would have only used AP credits to get out of classes not related to my major. [/quote] This exact situation for me, too. My kid will take Calc AB or BC in 12th, but even though DC is leaning toward the idea of being a math major in college, will likely retake the college Calc sequence regardless of AP result. We’ve heard a lot of anecdotes about kids struggling when they place out of a course. That said, I don’t think APs are a scam. As another pp noted, I just see them as the top-level rigor in whatever subject for HS, rather than as a replacement for a college class. [/quote]
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