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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My child took AP because she was genuinely interested in the topic, she got practice handling higher level subject matter delivered in a less spoon-fed manner, and to demonstrate to colleges that she took advantage of her high school's most rigorous offerings.

We knew fewer and fewer colleges now offer AP credits and we had heard it is better if you are exposed to your university's spin on intro coursework.  Plus, what is wrong with being somewhat familiar with what you are learning when you are first transitioning to college?[/quote]

Nobody is questioning that. It's only a question of whether to take the AP tests in May of senior year. The number of schools who don't accept AP credits is still just a handful.

My DC took 5 tests senior year (and 4 before that). It was generally expected at his school that you would take the AP tests if you took the class, and pretty much everyone did including those kids going to schools where credits weren't accepted. You could get financial help for the test fees if needed. While he didn't use the credits to graduate early it did give him sophomore status as a freshman and earlier access to registration, plus being able to register for some higher level classes early on. It is also a nice cushion since DC has had some health issues during college so could drops classes is needed and still graduate on time (so far it hasn't been necessary).[/quote]

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