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[quote=Anonymous][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]

Okay  :roll:   Depends on the student and the school they matriculate too. Most struggle. Very little get easy A’s. Many top SLAC’s test you on your level too. That can and can not work. [/quote]

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