<p>And for informational purposes…Scarsdale does not weight grades, and students who took AP courses previously were required to sign a contract agreeing to sit for the test. Originally the purpose of requiring the test was to avoid the seniors blowing it off after college decisions came out. And of course, if you’re going to have to take the test, you might as well study and do the best you can…so the thought was if the test was required the kids would stay engaged til the end. NOT, especially as kids realized that the colleges they were committing to would not grant credit, or even placement (in many cases) based on AP scores. </p>
<p>And to agree with a previous poster, in a family with 3 kids we have paid a minor fortune for AP exams over the years. I’d rather not support the College Board any more than I have to.</p>