The Value of AP Courses and Exams
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Gain the Edge in College Preparation
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• Get a head start on collegelevel work.
• Improve your writing skills
and sharpen your problemsolving 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
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• 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 Success
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• “Students who take AP
courses and exams are much
more likely than their peers to
complete a bachelor’s degree
in four years or less.”
– Wayne Camara in College Board
Research Notes (2003)
AP and College Success
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2+ 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 exams?
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AP committee members teach at dozens of the
nation’s top colleges, universities and secondary
schools, including:
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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
William R. Fitzsimmons
Dean 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 Money
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Obtain credit at numerous colleges/universities
• fee for each exam is $86
• save as much as $3000 per course
• save approximately $1800 per course at
University of Texas at Austin
Save Money
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Obtain credit at numerous colleges/universities
Avg. cost
UT cost
Exam cost
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3000
AP is open to ALL students,
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 is more work
• But not just
more assignments
• AP has more 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)