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)

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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

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Obtain credit at numerous colleges/universities

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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

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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)