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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP sorry I meant all Juniors take AP Language and Composition[/quote]

Walls only requires 2 APs?[/quote]

Why is that a question?  Most schools (public and private) don’t require a kid take any APs.  Basis is the outlier the other way.[/quote]

Basis requires at least 6 APs to graduate, starting in 8th grade.  Of course, kids often take many more.[/quote]

Most kids at Walls take 6 APs.  Many take 9-10 APs.  I don’t think requiring 6 is that meaningful.[/quote]

Right, most kids, not all.

Every kid at BASIS takes at least 6 AP exams and most take over a dozen.[/quote]

But do they pass? I know kids at Basis who took AP Calc in 8th grade and got a 2.  What purpose does that serve?[/quote]

Most kids don't take AP Calc until 10th or 11th grade at BASIS DC, so I'm not sure why these kids were taking it in 8th grade. They obviously weren't ready for the class.[/quote]

Someone else posted that most kids take 3-5 APs by 10th grade at Basis.  As if that should be the norm.  But then i mentioned that kids who did that in 8th grade didn’t do well and you say they weren’t prepared.  So which is it? You want Walls and Basis to require crazy numbers of APs at lower grades even if they aren’t prepared?[/quote]

Very few kids take 3-5 APs by 10th grade at Basis.  The majority of kids take only AP US Government in 9th.  Some additionally take AP Physics 1, and some take an AP elective.
My rising 11th grader took AP Government in 9th, and then AP Chem, Calc, European History, and Lit in 10th.  They will take another 5 APs next year and end with 10 total.  This is a pretty normal load for a Basis student.

There are also two very important things you're missing in this discussion.  At Basis, your AP score will change your final grade.  Kids who score a 2 on an AP will at maximum get a B in the course, even if they had a 100% average in the class.  Basis kids are not going to sit for an AP exam if they feel unprepared, because doing so will trash their GPA.  Also, taking an AP class does not mean that you will be recommended or even allowed to take the AP exam.  They take diagnostic mock AP exams beforehand, and any kids who don't look like they'll easily pass aren't allowed to take the AP test. [/quote]

Your info is out of date and/or you are misinformed.

As noted above, Basis required AP Gov last year for 8th graders.

Plenty of kids take 1-2 APs 8th grade and 2-3 APs 9th grade (for example, Econ is a popular 9th grade class, and it is 2 APs).  That is 3-5 APs before 10th grade. [/quote]

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