As far as the target school is concerned, if the applied target school is the 40th school in the United States, there is basically no need to study and take the AP course exam. The top 35 universities in the United States, the top 20 universities in the United States, and the top 10 universities in the United States have increased the importance of AP courses in turn. The higher the number of AP exams for North American students, the more AP exams they have. It is not that the admitted universities require everyone to take the AP exam, but that these high school students take the initiative to take the exam and provide it to the school in order to add more weight to the application. Students who apply, if they don't, will inevitably feel a little uneasy before the application results come out, because others do, but you don't. In terms of test scores, if foreign students study before 1 1 grade 10, and domestic students study before 10 last semester, they can guarantee GPA above 3.5, TOEFL 90+, SAT 1900+, and spare capacity besides extracurricular activities. Otherwise, concentrate on these things mentioned above. GPA/TOEFL/SAT/SATII did not meet the requirements of the target school, and AP courses and the like were basically floating clouds. AP courses in most schools can be counted as university credits, and there are basically 3 credits in one course. What does this mean? This means that if you can transfer credits because of AP test scores, you can save $3,000 to $6,000 in tuition for each course. The AP exam is only $86. So for students studying in the United States, 1 1 and the previous May AP exam are helpful to apply and have the function of saving money, while the May AP exam of 12 only has the function of saving money. It should be noted that not all AP courses can meet the transfer credit requirements of the undergraduate colleges you want to study. /kloc-grade 0/2, it is best to study the undergraduate graduation requirements of the school you want to study first, and then make a targeted choice. From the point of view of saving money, domestic high school students can choose to take AP courses they are interested in after completing the examination application in senior three, and go to Hong Kong to take AP course-related examinations in May. Every student who meets the AP exam needs should make a careful investigation, make a good plan and carry out it in a targeted manner.