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What is AP?

What is AP?. Advanced Placement and College Admissions. What is AP?. Advanced Placement is college level coursework taken in high school College credit Stand out in the admissions process. What is AP?. Earn College Credit

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What is AP?

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  1. What is AP? Advanced Placement and College Admissions

  2. What is AP? • Advanced Placement is college level coursework taken in high school • College credit • Stand out in the admissions process

  3. What is AP? • Earn College Credit • More than 90% of colleges and colleges in 60 countries grant credit, advanced placement or both on the basis of AP exam grades • Enhances college experience

  4. What is AP? • Stand out in College admissions process • Demonstrate readiness for college • Show willingness to take the most rigorous courses available • Emphasize your commitment to academic excellence

  5. What is AP? • Gain skills for college success • Get a head start on college work • Improve writing and problem solving skills • Develop study habits necessary for college success

  6. What is AP? • Challenge yourself • Broaden your intellectual curiosity and passion • Engage in coursework with other motivated, talented students

  7. What is AP? • Look at enrollment in January to see if AP courses are available in your areas of interest • Enroll for AP exams in March • Take tests without the course

  8. What is AP? • College credit or placement - 3,4 or 5 • Can start in any grade • Tests are given in May • District final exam exemption policy • Newsweek Top High School

  9. What is AP? • Recognition as AP scholar • AP scholar - scores of 3 or higher on 3 exams • AP Scholar with Honor - 3.25 on four exams • AP Scholar with distinction - 3.5 on five exams • AP State scholar - one male and one female with 3.5 on greatest numbers of exams taken • National AP scholar - 4 or higher on 8 exams.

  10. What is AP? • Most common South AP classes for gifted: • European History, US History, English 11 and 12, Calculus (both), Government, Psychology • Increasing: Computer Science, Statistics, Economics, Languages • Taken without class - Stat, Environmental Science, European History, World History

  11. What is AP? • Research shows that even taking just one AP class improves college graduation rates by 100% • Research shows that college preparation is best indicated by enrollment in AP coursework and by passing (3,4 or 5) at least one exam

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