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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OMG BASIS doesn't have the money for capstone projects.  Wait, you didn't notice until senior year?
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Then what’s the point of pushing kids so hard to take all these AP for?  To do a joke project senior year?

Doesn’t sound like a good system at all.  Burn kids out in the AP factory and then take time to recover senior year.

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APs aren't even hard. Look at how that other parent has their kid taking all the APs and also all the Cambridge exams, plus summer immersion programs. Where's the burnout?[/quote]

The burnout emanates from cramming for a slew of APs that BASIS requires to be taken by May of jr. year. [b]Cambridge exams aren't graded by computers. Some kids prefer them because they allow a test taker to show what they've learned to human graders through good writing, speaking languages, spelling out math work etc.[/b] Saving a couple subject exams for Nov of senior year sounds smart, and sane. [/quote]

The AP exams are mostly graded by humans and based on good writing and showing math work.  Are you completely unfamiliar with how AP exams work?  The multiple choice section is worth only around 40% of the score.  The remaining points are from essays (in english and humanities exams) and fully worked out problems (in math and science exams). [/quote]

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