are AP exams really necessary?

[Anonymous]

AP 's are reduced to placement not graduating early. And the placement may be a negative now. A 5 in econ likely prevents a would be econ major from taking micro or macro 101 as a frosh even if s/he wants to

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The exams are necessary in this age of grade inflation.

High grades at the private school where I teach, and at other private schools where I've worked, mean little. I would not have a job if I were not ridiculously "generous" with the As and Bs my students and their parents expect. My colleagues concur: we vent about this a lot.

I've taught my AP class for about 10 years, and the AP exam scores DO, in my subject at least, reflect actual ability/level of mastery.

BS. Good Colleges give zero credit for AP’s and , taken senior year, the scores come out after admission decisions have been made.

Why why why do people take the time to write such moronic things? Is Stanford a good college?

I of Chicago gives zero credit for AP tests.

U of Chicago gives zero credit for AP’s no matter what score you get.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The exams are necessary in this age of grade inflation.

High grades at the private school where I teach, and at other private schools where I've worked, mean little. I would not have a job if I were not ridiculously "generous" with the As and Bs my students and their parents expect. My colleagues concur: we vent about this a lot.

I've taught my AP class for about 10 years, and the AP exam scores DO, in my subject at least, reflect actual ability/level of mastery.

BS. Good Colleges give zero credit for AP’s and , taken senior year, the scores come out after admission decisions have been made.

Why why why do people take the time to write such moronic things? Is Stanford a good college?

I of Chicago gives zero credit for AP tests.

U of Chicago gives zero credit for AP’s no matter what score you get.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:AP 's are reduced to placement not graduating early. And the placement may be a negative now. A 5 in econ likely prevents a would be econ major from taking micro or macro 101 as a frosh even if s/he wants to

Where?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The exams are necessary in this age of grade inflation.

High grades at the private school where I teach, and at other private schools where I've worked, mean little. I would not have a job if I were not ridiculously "generous" with the As and Bs my students and their parents expect. My colleagues concur: we vent about this a lot.

I've taught my AP class for about 10 years, and the AP exam scores DO, in my subject at least, reflect actual ability/level of mastery.

BS. Good Colleges give zero credit for AP’s and , taken senior year, the scores come out after admission decisions have been made.

Why why why do people take the time to write such moronic things? Is Stanford a good college?

I of Chicago gives zero credit for AP tests.

U of Chicago gives zero credit for AP’s no matter what score you get.

And?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:AP 's are reduced to placement not graduating early. And the placement may be a negative now. A 5 in econ likely prevents a would be econ major from taking micro or macro 101 as a frosh even if s/he wants to

Prevents them. So, you like to get high and post on DCUM. Got it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The exams are necessary in this age of grade inflation.

High grades at the private school where I teach, and at other private schools where I've worked, mean little. I would not have a job if I were not ridiculously "generous" with the As and Bs my students and their parents expect. My colleagues concur: we vent about this a lot.

I've taught my AP class for about 10 years, and the AP exam scores DO, in my subject at least, reflect actual ability/level of mastery.

BS. Good Colleges give zero credit for AP’s and , taken senior year, the scores come out after admission decisions have been made.

Why why why do people take the time to write such moronic things? Is Stanford a good college?

I of Chicago gives zero credit for AP tests.

U of Chicago gives zero credit for AP’s no matter what score you get.

http://collegecatalog.uchicago.edu/thecollege/examinationcreditandtransfercredit/#advancedplacementcredit

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The exams are necessary in this age of grade inflation.

High grades at the private school where I teach, and at other private schools where I've worked, mean little. I would not have a job if I were not ridiculously "generous" with the As and Bs my students and their parents expect. My colleagues concur: we vent about this a lot.

I've taught my AP class for about 10 years, and the AP exam scores DO, in my subject at least, reflect actual ability/level of mastery.

BS. Good Colleges give zero credit for AP’s and , taken senior year, the scores come out after admission decisions have been made.

Why why why do people take the time to write such moronic things? Is Stanford a good college?

I of Chicago gives zero credit for AP tests.

U of Chicago gives zero credit for AP’s no matter what score you get.

http://collegecatalog.uchicago.edu/thecollege/examinationcreditandtransfercredit/#advancedplacementcredit

LOL. Why do people open their mouths when they have no clue?

[Anonymous]

I think the biggest aspect of an AP course is the fact that it is generally more rigorous than the Standard or Honors courses. With this rigor considered, it helps colleges/universities determine which applicants attempted to challenge themselves and prepare for college courses which are generally "harder". Additionally, if the exam is free (most school districts in NOVA pay for it), why not take it ?

In regards to the test, colleges/universities don't even receive their scores until after the student has decided a school and is typically received in the summer before the students begins their freshman year. Therefore, it has no weight in admissions. From my own experience, AP courses are only as good as the teacher teaching it and for the most part the material is the same as a 100 or 200 level equivalent course in a college/university. The additional advantage of most AP courses are that they are taught throughout the year whereas the equivalent college course is held in 1 semester.

Take the test seriously, if you get college credit it will benefit you. Although your child may still choose to graduate in the standard 4 years, the extra space in their schedule can help them pick up a minor, double major, or breeze through college having to take less than 15 credits each semester.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:AP 's are reduced to placement not graduating early. And the placement may be a negative now. A 5 in econ likely prevents a would be econ major from taking micro or macro 101 as a frosh even if s/he wants to

Prevents them. So, you like to get high and post on DCUM. Got it.

Yes, prevents the student. A 5 in AP econ means at some schools the student cannot take the courses, which some might want to do if the subject will be a major. Not a difficult concept to grasp.

[Anonymous]

If the college is giving you credit for the 5 on the AP, then you can’t also take the college’s intro course for credit. But I’ve never heard of a school preventing you from taking the intro course just because you took the AP, although they may advise against it (but honestly, I usually hear the opposite—that if you want to major in something, you shouldn’t skip the college’s intro class even if you did well on the AP.) You don’t even have to send your AP scores to a college if you don’t want to. Do you actually know of a college with this policy?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:AP 's are reduced to placement not graduating early. And the placement may be a negative now. A 5 in econ likely prevents a would be econ major from taking micro or macro 101 as a frosh even if s/he wants to

Prevents them. So, you like to get high and post on DCUM. Got it.

Yes, prevents the student. A 5 in AP econ means at some schools the student cannot take the courses, which some might want to do if the subject will be a major. Not a difficult concept to grasp.

Name one.

[Anonymous]

Middlebury for one.

[Anonymous]

Source? All I see on their website is that you can get credit for a 5 on the AP exam. I don’t see anything that says you can’t take the intro class even if you are willing to forgo the credit. That just doesn’t make any sense.

[Anonymous]

Why would someone lie about this? In any event, from the website re AP credits "A student may not register for a Middlebury College course that covers substantially the same material as an AP exam on which he or she has received a score eligible for credit as described above."