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[quote=Anonymous]It’s not uncommon to have a lot of AP credits, but it’s not necessarily an advantage either. APs teach students to achieve a certain level on a particular test. A test that is scored by a combination of high school and college instructors.

If you see college just as a way to accumulate credits to be on a particular career path, maybe that is attractive. But to another student who spends four years in college, they tend to build better foundations in classes they need to excel in more difficult classes later on, like the PP who said that even if you have AP credit for calc, it doesn’t necessarily benefit you to skip Calc 1 at a university. They also have more time to develop critical thinking and research skills, in addition to having unique college experiences like studying abroad for a semester, playing college sports, exploring classes for fun not just because they check a particular box. They have a more well rounded experience.

Some may do extremely well on a 3 year path to a 4 year degree. This is probably the minority of students who enter with significant college credit, but they do exist.

But as far as bragging rights, it’s just gross for parents to be talking about that. [/quote]

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