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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At Wilson you can’t [b]take an AP exam in 9th.[/b] Honors Bio/Chem/Physics content is covered in MS at BASIS.

Kids can absolutely get to the same place (4-year colleges) at either school but there are differences. At BASIS many students graduate with 10-12 AP classes and passing AP calculus is a graduation requirement. BASIS allows students to take APs as electives instead of art, music, robotics — although they have offer those classes too. BASIS students are also exempt from some required DCPS classes (ie PE) leaving room for other things.

Students at BASIS can also get Pass-Fail credit for an outside activity, such as a travel sport, dance, theatre or music program that requires practice a few days a week and leave school before the last period of the day to make it easier to make participation easier to manage. [/quote]
Just not true. Any student can register for and take any AP exam any year from 8th grade up if they wish.  Public schools can't stop kids from taking APs.  Home schoolers register for APs independently all the time, all over the country. We know Wilson students who've prepared for APs with tutors, as well as summer enrichment and on-line programs. These kids have scored 4s and 5s without any input or oversight from Wilson.[/quote]

The PP meant they can’t take the AP class. No one said they can’t take the exams independently. Not sure if DCPS will pay for an AP exam for a student who self studied though. [/quote]

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