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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hmmm.  Would a student who took and passed General Chem at their local CC be able to get a 4 or 5 on the AP Chem test w/o additional study?

Would a student who took AP Chem and achieved or 4 or 5 on the AP exam be able to take and pass the Gen Chem final at their local CC w/o any additional study?

Are the courses truly interchangeable? Are the exams of equal difficulty?  I wonder if anyone has studied this?[/quote]
My nephew went to a SLAC and tried to bypass Calc 1 and 2 after taking AP Calc BC. Huge mistake. One year of BC will never ever get you past two rigorous Calc courses. He had to withdrawl and start over. Lost a semester.  Kids skipping Calc AB are having the worst issues with it b[/quote]

My oldest, based on similar advice, opted to retake Second semester calculus in college and said it was a waste of his time, everything was review.  The only bonus was an easy A. Our younger son took BC Calculus his junior year in HS and the GMU co-curriular class for Matrix Algebra and Multivariable Calculus. He took differential equations fall freshman year and he was fine- got an A.  I have heard similar experiences from parents of their peers. I think our HS must be exceptional in their math prep.[/quote]

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