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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Almost every private high school in the DC Metro starts after Labor Day and they all get much higher AP grades than public. Not to mention most schools up north start even later and also take their AP's without difficulty.  Many boarding schools start mid September and they all take the AP's and do great.  So stop using that lame excuse for a reason to start before Labor Day.

SAT scores are offered year round.

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The trend is not to have APs at private schools, so “almost every private school” is not correct. [/quote]

Well to the private school's defense, they are a kinda a money making scam for the college board since most kids fail their AP tests. Most take it because schools will weigh the GPA and that is what they want. You do not need to report the scores if you fail. Some teacher with a BS from Towson, teaching college courses is not ideal.

That said, the private school kids still sit for AP's and pass them all the time, especially at junior year to brag to colleges. Which is really all they are.  Resume builders [/quote]
Who told you most fail them? 
My wootton students have gotten 4 and 5s on everything, as have most of their friends. So I’m not sure where your sample is from. [/quote]

Where my sample is from? How about actual statistics than “my kid and her friends!”

In 2007 only 52% of all students passed an AP exam with a 3 or higher.  That number drops sharply for 4 or higher which is what you need in most colleges for credit. Many colleges are now only accepting 5’s or none. And many kids who pass the AP’s still don’t get credit.  Many colleges have loopholes. Only so many can be used or a newly named class “Calculus for Engineers” aka Calc 1&2, must be taken even if you passed a Calc BC. Not to mention how many try to bypass their high school AP classes, move onto the next college course, and realize they are bombing and withdrawal and go back to their passed AP for a repeat in college. Meanwhile the College Board makes $750 million annually (the CEO makes $1 million) while most kids are unable to use their paid tests for college credit.

And let me tell you. If most kids did pass them, colleges wouldn’t take them. Why do you think they raised the passing to 4/5 now? They are as money hungry as the college board. [/quote]

So true! We just went through this recently with my college freshman. DS college has very strict requirements for what APs they will give credit for. Classes like AP Human Geography, forget it. Credit for both AP Lang and AP Lit, they only will give credit for one of those classes with a 4 or 5. Do I regret that my child took a lot of APs, no. Do I regret paying for the test, YES. College Board is making a ton of money off of these exams-period.[/quote]
Mostly you should regret that they did not study enough to get a 4 or 5.  Colleges all have very different rules on this and since you can not know where your kid will end up when you must decide you should take the test if they are doing well.  My  child's  college did offer  (elective) credit for Human Geology so you never know.[/quote]

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