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Re: AP Tests
« Reply #30 on: July 09, 2013, 03:32:24 pm »
I took fourteen AP exams over the first three years of high school, and none this year. Why? Because college doesn't take it.

Which means I wasted over $1,200 on AP exams already :P

So yeah, to those of you in your first years of high school—see if the colleges you plan to attend actually accept AP scores, and in which subjects. It varies a lot by school.
Spoiler For My scores:
All fives—maybe that was worth it ???
« Last Edit: July 09, 2013, 03:34:25 pm by Deep Thought »
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Re: AP Tests
« Reply #31 on: July 09, 2013, 03:37:03 pm »
That sucks D:, did they tell you at the very last minute or is it possible to know in advance if a college will take them?
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Re: AP Tests
« Reply #32 on: July 09, 2013, 03:38:11 pm »
Me, I had to get a 4 or a 5 on Calc AB to get into a distance learning class for calc II/III

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Re: AP Tests
« Reply #33 on: July 09, 2013, 03:41:11 pm »
Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on July 09, 2013, 03:37:03 pm
That sucks D:, did they tell you at the very last minute or is it possible to know in advance if a college will take them?
Most colleges have their AP acceptance policies online. Some are more ambiguous than others. But the problem for me was having no idea where I wanted to go, so I took the tests to be safe.
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Re: AP Tests
« Reply #34 on: July 09, 2013, 04:47:33 pm »
Where do you wanna go? I know that the big schools won't take AP credits, but having 5s on your application will certainly help you get in, right?
As for my own scores:
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Re: AP Tests
« Reply #35 on: July 09, 2013, 09:15:15 pm »
I got a 5 on my AP Comp Sci as well
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Re: AP Tests
« Reply #36 on: July 09, 2013, 11:47:02 pm »
I got a 5 on all my AP Tests
Calculus BC
Physics C Mechanics and E&M
Physics B
Human Geography
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Re: AP Tests
« Reply #37 on: July 10, 2013, 03:22:29 pm »
Not really AP but I got 15.55/20 on the Baccalauréat. :D
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Re: AP Tests
« Reply #38 on: July 10, 2013, 04:06:12 pm »
Quote from: Deep Thought on July 09, 2013, 03:32:24 pm
I took fourteen AP exams over the first three years of high school, and none this year. Why? Because college doesn't take it.

Which means I wasted over $1,200 on AP exams already :P

So yeah, to those of you in your first years of high school—see if the colleges you plan to attend actually accept AP scores, and in which subjects. It varies a lot by school.
Spoiler For My scores:
All fives—maybe that was worth it ???
At least in my school, there are many reasons other than college credit to take APs.
1. They are weighted by a factor of 1.06 in the GPA, so if you want to be ranked well, you have to take lots of APs.
2. Our AP classes tend to have better teachers than other normal classes.
3. If you want to be with smart classmates, APs are where you find them.
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Re: AP Tests
« Reply #39 on: July 10, 2013, 04:12:00 pm »
Quote from: sammyMaX on July 10, 2013, 04:06:12 pm
Quote from: Deep Thought on July 09, 2013, 03:32:24 pm
I took fourteen AP exams over the first three years of high school, and none this year. Why? Because college doesn't take it.

Which means I wasted over $1,200 on AP exams already :P

So yeah, to those of you in your first years of high school—see if the colleges you plan to attend actually accept AP scores, and in which subjects. It varies a lot by school.
Spoiler For My scores:
All fives—maybe that was worth it ???
At least in my school, there are many reasons other than college credit to take APs.
1. They are weighted by a factor of 1.06 in the GPA, so if you want to be ranked well, you have to take lots of APs.
2. Our AP classes tend to have better teachers than other normal classes.
3. If you want to be with smart classmates, APs are where you find them.
But the actual AP exams are optional (at my school, don't know about yours), so I could have just chosen not to take them.
« Last Edit: July 10, 2013, 04:12:14 pm by Deep Thought »
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Re: AP Tests
« Reply #40 on: July 10, 2013, 04:14:51 pm »
At the one i was in the us the actual exam was also optional, though everybody took it.
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Re: AP Tests
« Reply #41 on: July 10, 2013, 04:47:04 pm »
Hmm well in our school if you sign up for an AP class, you must take the AP.
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Re: AP Tests
« Reply #42 on: July 10, 2013, 04:47:50 pm »
Even if you end up not having enough money? O.O
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Re: AP Tests
« Reply #43 on: July 10, 2013, 05:41:33 pm »
That seems like a pretty weird situation to me...we know how much we have to pay when we sign up for the course. In my area, it's mostly the parents that pay anyways  :P

Edit: I also believe that our school pays for those who can't afford the exam fee. Also, I'm now wondering if your post was a joke :P
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Re: Re: AP Tests
« Reply #44 on: July 10, 2013, 05:55:09 pm »
Do they warn long enoough in advance if prices increase? (Eg like here when tuition fees went up by $625 in one year, although the increase was finally cancelled)
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