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Advanced Placement, Legacy Schools, and YOU. College Ready?. 80 % of students now aspire to earn a college degree. This figure has doubled since 1980 . Based on trends since 1990, less than half of these students will achieve this dream. College Ready?.
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College Ready? • 80% of students now aspire to earn a college degree. This figure has doubled since 1980. • Based on trends since 1990, less than half of these students will achieve this dream.
College Ready? Percent of high school seniors attending college: 1972: 58% 2008: 72% Percent of these students earning a college degree: 1972: 48% 2008: 48%
College Ready? Only 33% of high school graduates meet the basic requirements of colleges and universities. • African American………………..…………….…….…..20% • American Indian…………….……………………..……14% • Asian American……………....…………..........……….38% • Hispanic…………………………..……………...………16% • White……………………………..………………………37%
College Ready? • 28% of entering freshmen take a non-credit remedial course. • 41% of students take a non-credit remedial course at some point during college. • Only 17% of students who have to take a remedial course will ever earn a degree.
Benefits of Taking AP Courses • Students who master AP coursework are 3 times more likely to graduate from college. • Passing just one AP course increases the prospect of graduating college from 30% to 72%. • Students who take just one AP course and do NOT pass the exam are 24% more likely to graduate from college. • More likely to choose more challenging majors, double major, and go into advanced study.
Responsibilities of Taking AP Courses • Actively engage with sophisticated concepts • Be judged by rigorous, college-level standards. • Complete longer and more complex nightly assignments. • Complete the AP Examination in May.
Supports (sponsored by the US DOE) • Saturday Study Sessions • Structured Tutorials • 50% off the cost of the exam • The newest equipment! • The best trained teachers! • $100 for every score of 3 or above
Next Steps • Recruit students to take AP classes • Talk to parents during P/T Conferences • AP PowerPoint presentation to 10th grade • AP presentation at Parent Academy • AP Video during NHS News Broadcast