AP pre-calculus

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know which school offers the AP pre-calculus test? Checked a few nearby high schools, none of them offer it. Maybe this is a new AP test. Thanks

[Anonymous]

Wootton offers it but…what is the point of taking it? Once your kid takes AP calculus that’s the one that will count toward college credits. What’s the point of AP precalculus?

[Anonymous]

Wootton doesn’t offer the test. But I think you got a point. Thank you for your response.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wootton offers it but…what is the point of taking it? Once your kid takes AP calculus that’s the one that will count toward college credits. What’s the point of AP precalculus?

Its just to get a bump in the GPA

[Anonymous]

It's not at our school this year. Its a new class/AP test this year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wootton offers it but…what is the point of taking it? Once your kid takes AP calculus that’s the one that will count toward college credits. What’s the point of AP precalculus?

Its just to get a bump in the GPA

Honors get same bump in MCPS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wootton offers it but…what is the point of taking it? Once your kid takes AP calculus that’s the one that will count toward college credits. What’s the point of AP precalculus?

Easy, if you are going to take Pre-Calc as a Senior.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wootton offers it but…what is the point of taking it? Once your kid takes AP calculus that’s the one that will count toward college credits. What’s the point of AP precalculus?

Its just to get a bump in the GPA

Since colleges recompute GPA and mostly disregard the faux honors classes but weight AP classes it has its value.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wootton offers it but…what is the point of taking it? Once your kid takes AP calculus that’s the one that will count toward college credits. What’s the point of AP precalculus?

Its just to get a bump in the GPA

Honors get same bump in MCPS.

Except nobody uses or cares about MCPS GPA

[Anonymous]

I think Paint Branch and Seneca Valley are offering it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wootton offers it but…what is the point of taking it? Once your kid takes AP calculus that’s the one that will count toward college credits. What’s the point of AP precalculus?

Its just to get a bump in the GPA

Honors get same bump in MCPS.

Except nobody uses or cares about MCPS GPA

The colleges that care make their own adjustments.

Remember 3/4 of colleges admit 90% of students that apply.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think Paint Branch and Seneca Valley are offering it.

Do you know if they'll let outside people take it? My kid is taking precalc in home school, and wants a score that proves that he knows the content.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wootton offers it but…what is the point of taking it? Once your kid takes AP calculus that’s the one that will count toward college credits. What’s the point of AP precalculus?

Its just to get a bump in the GPA

Honors get same bump in MCPS.

Except nobody uses or cares about MCPS GPA

Nobody cares about the AP designation on Precalculus either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think Paint Branch and Seneca Valley are offering it.

Do you know if they'll let outside people take it? My kid is taking precalc in home school, and wants a score that proves that he knows the content.

Yes, home school students may take AP exams at their local homeschool. Contact the test administrator at the high school for which you are zoned. I would do that soon as schools are already starting to plan for test administration.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wootton offers it but…what is the point of taking it? Once your kid takes AP calculus that’s the one that will count toward college credits. What’s the point of AP precalculus?

Its just to get a bump in the GPA

Since colleges recompute GPA and mostly disregard the faux honors classes but weight AP classes it has its value.

Well this is a faux AP class so it will be disregarded.