<p>That too. I was giving reference more to its 8 less core req credits the student will have to take, but I forgot about the whole registration thing as well. Another thing to think about when studying for those APs… =P</p>
<p>I’ll have done 14 AP tests by the time I graduate.</p>
<p>Looking at the UVa Advanced Placement Credits, assuming I do fine on these tests, I’ll have 52 credits going into freshman year.</p>
<p>miami,florida. 5 aps, 5 ib</p>
<p>Questions for Dean J:
Can you tell us how many AP classes the typical OOS UVA student has taken in hs? I’m surprised at some of these numbers. Is the student who attends a h.s. that offers only 2-3 APs at a disadvantage when they apply to UVA? Some of these numbers seem very high to me. By taking 14 APs, a student will be doing almost 50% of their high school work at the AP level. Is there any concern that these classes have been ‘watered down’? Is higher ed succumbing to the marketing ploys of the College Board by valuing these classes? Do we really want our high school sophomores, at age 15, doing this much college-level work?</p>
<p>Pan, there is not number of AP courses that a “typical” student has taken. Some schools limit students to 2-3 per year, some don’t only let juniors and senios take them, some require recommendations from past teachers, some let anyone who wants to take an AP take one. The schools tell us about their policies and we review transcripts with that in mind.</p>
<p>Of course there’s worry about schools throwing the AP label on everything. There’s a school I came across this year that put AP next to every foreign language class taken. </p>
<p>The CB has promoted these classes to the hilt and added extra subjects in the process, which is probably why there’s been a backlash. We’ve seen schools completely do away with the AP label in recent years (though students still sit for the AP exams at many of those schools). Plenty of schools, especially in Virginia, are also moving to the IB and Cambridge programs. </p>
<p>Just as Kaplan and Princeton Review are telling you that to be competitive you MUST do what they say, the CB is telling schools that students need to take all these APs to be successful. The fact is, we review applicants in context. If the school puts the brakes on the APs, we don’t penalize the students.</p>
<p>School offers 9 APs, I’ll have taken 6 by the end of this year. I’m from south GA</p>