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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you take an ap class in fcps, does the fact that you pass or not pass the ap exam have any effect on your grade for the class?
[b]No the AP results do not come until summer, so they have no be irking on the grade.  With both my children, I have noticed that -for them- an A in the class translated to a 5 on the test and a B translated to a 4 on the test[/b]
Are you expected to send the exam score to the colleges you are applying to (or have applied to)?[b]Sending the scores is voluntary, but if they see you took an AP class and did not send in the score, they will make an assumption.[/b]

Is there a standard curriculum that the ap teachers are using?  (i.e. does ap provide a sequence and curriculum that the teachers are supposed to cover)?
[b]There is standard curriculum but I don't think the College Baord provides the sequencing or class prep. [/b]
I ask b/c our HS's ap pass rates aren't that great -- especially at the 4 or 5 level.  (better at the 3 level).  Just wondering what the impact of this is -- are kids not being taught all that they need to get 4's or 5's?  Are kids not understanding what they need to do to 4 or 5?  Or maybe they aren't trying to get 4 or 5 b/c they don't care whether they get the college credit (I know 3s generally don't count for college credits -- or only for electives).

Just trying to sort out the value of the ap pass rates and what that means for grades or just for the education of my kids.[/quote]
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