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The Value of AP Courses and The Value of AP Courses and ExamsExams
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Gain the Edge in College Preparation ~~information provided by College Boardinformation provided by College Board • Get a head start on college-
level work.
• Improve your writing skills and sharpen your problem-solving techniques.
• Develop the study habits necessary for tackling rigorous course work.
Stand Out in the College Admissions Process
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• Demonstrate your maturity and readiness for college.
• Show your willingness to take the most rigorous courses available to you.
• Emphasize your commitment to academic excellence.
Broaden Your Intellectual Horizons ~~information provided by College Boardinformation provided by College Board • Explore the world from a
variety of perspectives, most importantly your own.
• Study subjects in greater depth and detail.
• Assume the responsibility of reasoning, analyzing, and understanding for yourself.
AP and College SuccessAP and College Success~~information provided by College Boardinformation provided by College Board
• ““Students who take AP Students who take AP courses and exams are courses and exams are much more likely than much more likely than their peers to complete a their peers to complete a bachelor’s degree in four bachelor’s degree in four years or less.”years or less.”
– Wayne Camara in College Board Research Notes (2003)
AP and College SuccessAP and College Success~~information provided by College Boardinformation provided by College Board
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No AP
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Percent earning a bachelor’s degree in less than four years
Clifford Adelman, Answers in theTool Box: Acadmeic Intensity, Attendancee Patterns, and Bachelor’s Degree Attaintmen (1999), U.S. Department of Education.
Who designs AP courses and Who designs AP courses and exams?exams?
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– Dartmouth College
– Hamilton College– Princeton
University– Spelman College– University of
Virginia– University of
Washington
– Yale University– The Spence
School – St. Louis
University High School
– Phillips Exeter Acadmey
– Thomas Jefferson High School
AP committee members teach at dozens of the nation’s top colleges, universities and secondary schools, including:
William R. FitzsimmonsDean of Admissions and Financial Aid
Harvard University
“One of the best standard predictors of academic success at Harvard is
performance on Advanced Placement Examinations.”
Save MoneySave Money ~~information provided by College Boardinformation provided by College Board
Obtain credit at numerous colleges/universities
• fee for each exam is $86$86
• save as much as $3000$3000 per course
• save approximately save approximately $1800$1800 per course at per course at University of Texas at Austin University of Texas at Austin
Save MoneySave Money ~~information provided by College Boardinformation provided by College Board
Obtain credit at numerous colleges/universities
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Avg. cost
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AP is open to ALL students, AP is open to ALL students, BUT success depends on:BUT success depends on:STRONG WORK ETHIC
– stay organized– complete work on time– complete work that shows effort
FOCUS ON ACADEMICS – focus on academic study with minimal distraction
INSIGHTFUL/INTELLECTUAL EFFORT – effort to find answers above and beyond the
obvious
What to expect…
• AP isis moremore work
• But notnot just
more assignments
• AP has more rigorousmore rigorous assignments
AP Courses offered at NYOS
2013-2014• Biology • Physics• Chemistry• Statistics• Calculus• World History• U.S. History• Pre AP Eng I • Pre AP Eng II• Literature & Composition (Lang. & Comp. offered next year)