How many APs did your MCPS kid take?

[Anonymous]

DD just registered for her senior year classes and will have taken 11 APs. This seems like a lot to me but she insists she’s in the middle of the pack (and her counselor agrees as far as college bound kids go). How many did your kid take?

[Anonymous]

2 in 9th grade so far, 2 more next year

[Anonymous]

In the normal range I would say especially if you HS allows 9th graders to take them. Colleges can differentiate which ones kids took. Physics C, Calc BC high level APs, Human Gro, Environmental..lower level. It is not a race to get to a high number.

[Anonymous]

16 total by graduation

[Anonymous]

Is it just me or does anyone else think this is crazy? It sounds like the district would just rather not develop it's own rigorous classes. Can anyone take AP courses? What is the district's pass rate for the AP exams? Where do they publish that info?

[Anonymous]

8 total by graduation

[Anonymous]

DD took 3 which is very low for her W school but she got into UMD which was her first choice so it all worked out.

I think it depends on if you’re aiming for the ivies or similar.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it just me or does anyone else think this is crazy? It sounds like the district would just rather not develop it's own rigorous classes. Can anyone take AP courses? What is the district's pass rate for the AP exams? Where do they publish that info?

Here is the latest report:

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/sharedaccountability/reports/2019/191219%20HS%20Princ_2019_AP_IB_Exams.dh.pdf

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it just me or does anyone else think this is crazy? It sounds like the district would just rather not develop it's own rigorous classes. Can anyone take AP courses? What is the district's pass rate for the AP exams? Where do they publish that info?

You probably don't live or don't have kids the "district", but here:
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/press/index.aspx?pagetype=showrelease&id=8161&type=archive&startYear=2017&pageNumber=3&mode=

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is it just me or does anyone else think this is crazy? It sounds like the district would just rather not develop it's own rigorous classes. Can anyone take AP courses? What is the district's pass rate for the AP exams? Where do they publish that info?

I think it’s crazy. My daughter just registered for 9th and didn’t take any AP’s. I’m fine with that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it just me or does anyone else think this is crazy? It sounds like the district would just rather not develop it's own rigorous classes. Can anyone take AP courses? What is the district's pass rate for the AP exams? Where do they publish that info?

You probably don't live or don't have kids the "district", but here:
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/press/index.aspx?pagetype=showrelease&id=8161&type=archive&startYear=2017&pageNumber=3&mode=

Taken in 2018
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/press/index.aspx?pagetype=showrelease&id=8297&type=&startYear=&pageNumber=&mode=

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it just me or does anyone else think this is crazy? It sounds like the district would just rather not develop it's own rigorous classes. Can anyone take AP courses? What is the district's pass rate for the AP exams? Where do they publish that info?

You probably don't live or don't have kids the "district", but here:
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/press/index.aspx?pagetype=showrelease&id=8161&type=archive&startYear=2017&pageNumber=3&mode=

Only half of the students taking an AP exam got a 3 or higher? Is that supposed to be impressive?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it just me or does anyone else think this is crazy? It sounds like the district would just rather not develop it's own rigorous classes. Can anyone take AP courses? What is the district's pass rate for the AP exams? Where do they publish that info?

You probably don't live or don't have kids the "district", but here:
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/press/index.aspx?pagetype=showrelease&id=8161&type=archive&startYear=2017&pageNumber=3&mode=

Only half of the students taking an AP exam got a 3 or higher? Is that supposed to be impressive?

Did you see the national average of 22 percent ? Or that MCPS leads the nation ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is it just me or does anyone else think this is crazy? It sounds like the district would just rather not develop it's own rigorous classes. Can anyone take AP courses? What is the district's pass rate for the AP exams? Where do they publish that info?

You probably don't live or don't have kids the "district", but here:
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/press/index.aspx?pagetype=showrelease&id=8161&type=archive&startYear=2017&pageNumber=3&mode=

Only half of the students taking an AP exam got a 3 or higher? Is that supposed to be impressive?

Did you see the national average of 22 percent ? Or that MCPS leads the nation ?

Both of those stats are sad.