What happens if DCPS highschool senior does NOT take the AP exams this May

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is required at our school, but I can't imagine letting a kid blow off something he's already put in all the work for, even if it's not about the credit or scores or getting out of college courses. It is about finishing what you start. And since none of the above are adding pressure to the performance, it isn't as if it is burden anyway.

You can also consider the greater good -- it reflects well on your child's high school and the students coming up after him to see that your school does teach these courses well enough for students to score well on the tests. That will help other with college admissions down the road. To have obviously bright kids just blow it off actually does hurt the school somewhat.

loool "just finish it for no good reason other than a made-up thing about character!"

oh you were serious?

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[Anonymous]

I can't speak to what would happen at a DCPS school, since I have not been through this scenario with a kid.

But based on one of your responses, it sounds like your DC has already taken multiple AP exams. So he has had the experience and knows what it takes to perform (presumably well) on these exams. I wouldn't push taking these last additional exams. I might encourage doing it for a sense of completion, but with no college credits on the line, and having already done well on previous exams, I can't see much reason to make a thing out of this.

I say this as someone who, back in the dark ages, was more excited about my 3 on BC Calculus than my 5s on English and US History. That 3 meant I fulfilled my mathematics distribution requirement and I could take literature classes to my heart's content.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How does this play into the new Wilson HS AP for All policy?

It might increase the number of students taking the exam and exposing the process to students who might not have thought it was an option. The college credits are largely trivial, many colleges don’t give much for high AP exam scores.

I am curious about this comment because as a high school teacher many students come back and tell me they get out of lower level or core classes with their AP credits.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. Kid may be being a bit lazy. But kid already committed to highly selective college and getting As in all classes.

And the highly selective college may be unhappy with this choice.

Again. Do you know that? Is that one of the consequences—would a college revoke an acceptance for not taking AP exam? Looking for experience / evidence.

The exam is used to provide credit. Why would the college care if you don’t take the exam? The student would have to complete credits at the school assuming the school accepts the AP exam score 4/5 as credits.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your kid is being lazy. High APs are attractive for admissions purposes as well (4s and 5s).

OP's kid is already accepted at a school that doesn't take AP credits. Years ago, I was in this situation and didn't bother taking the tests

[Anonymous]

AP exam scores are not reported automatically to colleges. A student is not under any obligation to report their scores. (The scores are generally not available until the summer.) However, DCPS pays the fees for the exams for its students, and for 4 exams that's at least $300. It's also hard for the AP teacher when a student doesn't take the exam, because it's a chance to see how effective their course was. Your DC might want to take the exams in consideration of these factors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How does this play into the new Wilson HS AP for All policy?

It might increase the number of students taking the exam and exposing the process to students who might not have thought it was an option. The college credits are largely trivial, many colleges don’t give much for high AP exam scores.

I am curious about this comment because as a high school teacher many students come back and tell me they get out of lower level or core classes with their AP credits.

There's a difference between credit (you can take fewer classes in college) and placement (you can take Bio 102 instead of starting with bio 101). But since this particular student knows what college he's going to and their specific policy, he doesn't need to guess.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How does this play into the new Wilson HS AP for All policy?

It might increase the number of students taking the exam and exposing the process to students who might not have thought it was an option. The college credits are largely trivial, many colleges don’t give much for high AP exam scores.

I am curious about this comment because as a high school teacher many students come back and tell me they get out of lower level or core classes with their AP credits.

There's a difference between credit (you can take fewer classes in college) and placement (you can take Bio 102 instead of starting with bio 101). But since this particular student knows what college he's going to and their specific policy, he doesn't need to guess.

I know there is a difference between those two things. And I know many students for whom both occurs with AP credits- lots of kids get out of lower level classes and placed in 102 courses, and lots get out of core requirements (which would be the 101 classes).