Advanced Placement at Interlake Parent University March 7, 2019
Why Take AP?
Why Take AP?
“You might think that AP classes are tough, and you might be right. But that doesn’t mean that you aren’t up to the task. If you are willing to work hard, you'll find that the qualities you use in other parts of your life can help you achieve your goals. AP brings the college experience According to to your high school with the opportunity to earn college College Board: credit at thousands of universities. More students are ready for AP than you’d think. Roll up your sleeves and find out what AP can do for you.”
How do AP courses in high school increase success in college? High school graduates who do not take any AP courses graduate from college at a rate of only 33% by age 30 What the Data Students who take only one AP course nearly double the likelihood of college graduation to 59% Says Students who take two or more AP courses raise the likelihood to 76% Statistics taken from: Answers in the Tool Box
Students may sign up for an AP class, but taking the AP test is a choice Students may sign up for an AP test without taking an How Does AP AP class (ie: native language) Work? Many, but not all, colleges give credit or allow for early advancement in subjects based on test scores go here to look at individual colleges’ policies: https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/creditandplacement/search- credit-policies)
University of Washington
Stanford
Western vs Seattle Pacific University
Students choose to report their test scores The grade in class is different than the test score How Does AP The test score, not the grade, determines if a student Work? advances or gets credit in college
AP Test Scores
Scores can be accessed on the College Board website. When students enter our ACT/CEEB code (480069), they will also be sent to Interlake. Students will need to create a College Board account to access their scores (they will also need this if they take the SAT). AP Test Scores Things for students to document/remember: College Board account username and password Student ID (used as AP number)
Students CHOOSE to send their scores Students send scores directly from their College Board account, by mail, or by fax (instructions posted on website) Sending Students must pay to have scores sent to individual Scores to colleges, but get one free score report if they choose a college when they register Colleges Colleges determine how that score is used (credit, advancement, or nothing) See individual college websites for more information about sharing scores and credit policies
AP teachers go over the exam formats in class Details about each exam is offered on the College AP Test Prep Board website under AP Courses Sample questions from actual exams are also available on the website
IB has a whole diploma program option: certain amount of courses/tests required, plus Extended Essay, CAS project, TOK class Difference Both AP and IB can be taken as individual classes (IB Between IB courses don’t have to be part of the full diploma and AP program) Both have assessments required in order to obtain college credit
Students who choose to take and test in an IB course will get an individual course certificate, even if they’re not doing the full diploma program Difference Some courses are combined IB/AP because their Between IB curriculum content is similar; students can choose one or both tests (but don’t overdo it!) and AP IB courses include internal and external assessments that AP only courses don’t have (such as the Historical Investigation/HI you may have heard about)
AP Course Offerings at Interlake
There’s no right answer! Every student is different Future plans, stress/anxiety levels, sleep, social needs, What Is the other course requirements, commitments, etc., all Best Path? matter Current teachers may be able to help
Current counselor Current teacher Who to Talk Family conversation about stress, skills, time With management, interest level, organizational abilities and more
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