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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]Retaking calc as a math major is a terrible idea - most large universities have proof-based maths courses specifically meant for math majors with prior calculus exposure, e.g. math 340 at UMD, 375 at UWisc, 295 at UMichigan, 2315 at UVA. He would be better off learning proofs than reviewing calculus and much better off reviewing calculus than retaking calculus.[/quote]
My kid is neither male nor considering large universities but thanks for your input. [/quote]

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