AP Pre-Calculus Exam - Is your kid taking it?

[Anonymous]

Don't see the point in taking the exam. Most college require at least Calc 1. If your kid is going to take Calc in HS, there's no point for ap pre calc.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Don’t give the college board more money.
Is your school offering AP precalc? I thought MCOS wasn’t

Is your kid not taking a single AP exam? I guess it's good if that works for you, but many of our kids will be giving the college board money for AP tests, whether we like it or not.

I certainly am not giving the college board money for a test that won't bring any college credit.

Fair point.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Seems like a no-risk way to practice test taking and see if they actually learned anything. Mine will take it.

This is my thought also. A good practice test for when she takes AP Calc.

I had expected to pay $100 for her AP test this year anyway, but MCPS is paying for the other AP test. I'd just use that $100 that I would have spent on that test, and apply it towards AP Pre-Calc.

She's also taking PSAT, SAT , MCAP, MAP, and class tests.

Let the potato rest for 5 minutes.

My kid is a sophomore so she’s taking the PSAT, but no SAT this year. The other tests are kinda whatever and she certainly is not studying for the MCAP or MAP testing.

Studying for two AP test (Gov and PreCalc) doesn’t seem too taxing. She has more than 5 minutes to rest.

Also, YMMV, but my DD is certainly not a potato.

This thread is about sitting and taking tests, not studying.

[Anonymous]

My kid will take it. He is taking precalculus through dual enrollment and it’s more likely the school will accept the credit (and acceleration) if he passes the AP exam.

I don’t care much about the $100 or sticking it to the man at College Board.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seems like a no-risk way to practice test taking and see if they actually learned anything. Mine will take it.

This is my thought also. A good practice test for when she takes AP Calc.

I had expected to pay $100 for her AP test this year anyway, but MCPS is paying for the other AP test. I'd just use that $100 that I would have spent on that test, and apply it towards AP Pre-Calc.

She's also taking PSAT, SAT , MCAP, MAP, and class tests.

Let the potato rest for 5 minutes.

My kid is a sophomore so she’s taking the PSAT, but no SAT this year. The other tests are kinda whatever and she certainly is not studying for the MCAP or MAP testing.

Studying for two AP test (Gov and PreCalc) doesn’t seem too taxing. She has more than 5 minutes to rest.

Also, YMMV, but my DD is certainly not a potato.

This thread is about sitting and taking tests, not studying.

Okay? And your posts on this thread seem nonsensical. What is your point?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid will take it. He is taking precalculus through dual enrollment and it’s more likely the school will accept the credit (and acceleration) if he passes the AP exam.

I don’t care much about the $100 or sticking it to the man at College Board.

OP here. Thanks for your input. My DD is fine either taking it or not. But I don’t want to pay for it if it’s just a waste of money.

I kind of feel the way you do and agree that my kid not taking the AP Pre-Calc exam isn’t really going to make a difference in ‘sticking it to the College Board’.

I’ll likely offer to pay for it and encourage her to take it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don’t give the college board more money.
Is your school offering AP precalc? I thought MCOS wasn’t

Ha ha ha! Look, there are a few reasons not to take AP exams, but this is not it. As long as the federal government has no mechanism to offer national exams, private companies will keep stepping in. Other countries have government-organized national exams (even in countries who are organized federally, compared to those with centralized governments), devised and executed by their Ministry of Education or similar. The US does not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My daughter will be taking it. Her school requires them to take the exam if they are in the class. I am not a fan of this rule.

If that is MCPS...it is not enforced at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid will take it. He is taking precalculus through dual enrollment and it’s more likely the school will accept the credit (and acceleration) if he passes the AP exam.

I don’t care much about the $100 or sticking it to the man at College Board.

Isn't dual enrollment through the community college? If so, what does passing the AP exam have to do with a future college accepting the community college credits?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don’t give the college board more money.
Is your school offering AP precalc? I thought MCOS wasn’t

Ha ha ha! Look, there are a few reasons not to take AP exams, but this is not it. As long as the federal government has no mechanism to offer national exams, private companies will keep stepping in. Other countries have government-organized national exams (even in countries who are organized federally, compared to those with centralized governments), devised and executed by their Ministry of Education or similar. The US does not.

College Board is not a private company.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seems like a no-risk way to practice test taking and see if they actually learned anything. Mine will take it.

This is my thought also. A good practice test for when she takes AP Calc.

I had expected to pay $100 for her AP test this year anyway, but MCPS is paying for the other AP test. I'd just use that $100 that I would have spent on that test, and apply it towards AP Pre-Calc.

She's also taking PSAT, SAT , MCAP, MAP, and class tests.

Let the potato rest for 5 minutes.

They make them take MAP tests even in Junior year?

[Anonymous]

Waste of money and time. Most colleges won't give credit and if your child is going into AP Calc they will really just care about that one.

The only reason to take is if your child is a senior in AP Precal and likely going to a college that you know accepts AP Precal for credit and your child is not going to be a science or engineering major where they will need to go much higher in math to graduate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Don’t give the college board more money.
Is your school offering AP precalc? I thought MCOS wasn’t

Ha ha ha! Look, there are a few reasons not to take AP exams, but this is not it. As long as the federal government has no mechanism to offer national exams, private companies will keep stepping in. Other countries have government-organized national exams (even in countries who are organized federally, compared to those with centralized governments), devised and executed by their Ministry of Education or similar. The US does not.

College Board is not a private company.

Yes, it's a non-profit organization

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid will take it. He is taking precalculus through dual enrollment and it’s more likely the school will accept the credit (and acceleration) if he passes the AP exam.

I don’t care much about the $100 or sticking it to the man at College Board.

Isn't dual enrollment through the community college? If so, what does passing the AP exam have to do with a future college accepting the community college credits?

He is taking precalculus before 9th grade, and I’m not sure if the high school he’ll go to will accept the class, which is why I think the AP will help. The main reason is to check that he really mastered the material or if he needs to retake the following year. If he gets a 5 he’ll go onto calculus, if not repeat.

Many students that do DE or IB take the AP exam as well, because it’s more straightforward to get credit, which is given for the AP exam, not necessarily for the class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid will take it. He is taking precalculus through dual enrollment and it’s more likely the school will accept the credit (and acceleration) if he passes the AP exam.

I don’t care much about the $100 or sticking it to the man at College Board.

Isn't dual enrollment through the community college? If so, what does passing the AP exam have to do with a future college accepting the community college credits?

Colleges are not going to provide credit for a high school, non-college level course; that is just wasting your money.