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My daughter will be taking AP
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Each AP experience is unique depending on school and teacher. Some might be a poorer experience than the "regular" course. Some might be an enlightenment.
Also, keep in mind:
A good number of colleges do not accept AP credit to replace the college class. Often, the better the college, the less likely they will allow students to skip college class.
Some of the best classes at colleges are the introductory ones that might be bypassed if the college accepts the high school AP course in place of the college one. Students might be missing wonderful experiences.
Some classes--for instance, calculus--are not adequate in high school to replace the college class if the student is going into math or the sciences--really, I believe the student should get the college calc. class for a thorough grounding in this case.
If saving money at college is a primary concern, then make sure the college your child is interested in will allow AP classes to waiver them out of intro college courses.
Also, keep in mind:
A good number of colleges do not accept AP credit to replace the college class. Often, the better the college, the less likely they will allow students to skip college class.
Some of the best classes at colleges are the introductory ones that might be bypassed if the college accepts the high school AP course in place of the college one. Students might be missing wonderful experiences.
Some classes--for instance, calculus--are not adequate in high school to replace the college class if the student is going into math or the sciences--really, I believe the student should get the college calc. class for a thorough grounding in this case.
If saving money at college is a primary concern, then make sure the college your child is interested in will allow AP classes to waiver them out of intro college courses.
laceyjay, my son is also very bright, but has LDs ~ the term for that is "2e," or "twice exceptional." You might be interested in learning more, or sharing your experiences, in the group at community.greatschools.net/gro
i am and i have taken AP courses in the past. it is more difficult you move along faster than in a normal class but it gives you a greater opportunity to learn more. when i went from middle school to high school i ended up in a lot of AP classes most of them were my bad subjects, for example, math, science, world geography, just to name a few. but it helped me in learning and gave me a challenge because that's what i need in school is a good challenge. i learned that you can't slack off in school and you must study for every test. and some of the projects i did counted as 60% of my final grade. I've never been good in science but when i got enrolled in an AP class i had no choice so i didn't sleep in class i actually payed attention. i got in trouble a few times for texting in class so i advise you not to do that especially if its in an AP class. i have a learning disability so i don't know how to study. but i took good notes in class and revised them every night. now I'm going to be a sophomore and I'm proud to say that I'm taking all AP classes. yeah its harder and there's more homework. but at the end its all worth it every minute of your time in class is well needed. and you should also try to stay out of trouble. i got suspended for 3 days and i missed a lot of valuable information therefore i failed my next quiz. i just though this might help a little bit. i hope it does help
Lacey
Lacey
Thanks for your input. I'm happy that my daughter's science teacher thought enough of her to sign her up (even though I suspect it was also to boost the enrollment in AP courses, too). My daughter is an honor roll student, but is not the most motivated student at times. Maybe this is the reality check she needs. I just don't want to set her up for failure. I'm not even thinking about the test aspect yet. I figure if she fails the test, OK, so no college credit. If she passes the test, that's great!
I'll stay optimistic about it. Thanks again.
I'll stay optimistic about it. Thanks again.
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