WELCOME!Loudoun Valley High School

May 23rd, 2013

Take Advanced Placement courses and be college and

career ready!

Will I make the

Will I make the

commitment?

commitment?

Am I up for the challenge? Am I willing to put in the extra time and

effort? Will I take advantage of the extra

supports offered? Do I have the background knowledge and

study habits needed to be successful? Do I have too much on my plate or can I

spread out my AP courses over the next few years?

Advanced Placement Courses Increase Rigor

In order for more students to succeed in college, they need preparation for and access to demanding college-level work while they're still in high school. AP students are already engaged in the rigorous level of work they will encounter in the first year of college.

*The College Completion Agenda 2011 Progress Report (New York: The College Board, 2011).

Why is this important?

37.6% of first- and second-year undergraduate students require remedial course work in college*

The 2012 AP Report to the Nation Key Data Points:

The top 5 states which led the nation with the highest percentage of its graduates participating in AP and scoring a 3 or higher on an AP Exam are:

Maryland (27.9 percent ) New York (26.5 percent) Virginia (25.6 percent) Massachusetts (25.5 percent) Connecticut (25.3 percent)

AP Report to the Nation Press Release 2012

# of acceptances Average gpaAverage # of

AP courses(range)

Average SAT CR & M Combined

Christopher Newport University24

(39 applicants)3.93

6+(2 – 9)

1185

College of William and Mary11

(30 applicants)4.27

7+(5 – 10)

1379

George Mason University34

(52 applicants)3.86

6+(2 - 11)

1173

Georgia Institute of Technology3

(3 applicants)4.39

6+(4 - 9)

1360

James Madison University46

(80 applicants)4.10

7+(4 – 10)

1240

Mary Washington University14

(25 applicants)3.73

5+(3 - 8)

1091

Penn State University3

(6 applicants)4.0

6+(6 - 7)

1117

Radford University25

(27 applicants)3.51

4+(1 – 8)

1043

Syracuse University4

(4 applicants)4.17

7+(5 – 9)

1238

University of Virginia16

(49 applicants)4.39

8+(7 – 11)

1363

Virginia Tech44

(62 applicants)4.18

7+(5 – 11)

1282

West Virginia University13

(16 applicants)3.45

3+(1 - 8)

1067

LVHS Class of 2013 College Acceptances…Time to Set your Goals!