Ap Courses Advantages

Someone once said, “Strength doesn’t come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t.” I use to think that I couldn’t take AP because it was too difficult. But I’m willing to prove to myself and others that just because something is considered hard, doesn’t automatically mean it’s not for you or that you’re going to fail. I want to take AP Biology because I want to challenge myself, of the benefits, and for the experience. I believe that hard work comes with great rewards that are life changing.

Everyone who doubted me had to state that they told me not to take it but I felt accomplished that I took the hardest class provided in my high school. It was depressing that I didn’t pass the AP exam but when next year came I took AP Environmental science which was the same concept as AP World in which is all based on note taking and quizzes that relied on the notes you take from the textbook. I felt that AP World History had a major impact on this class because I was taking notes every night studying for the test. I ended up doing really well in AP Environmental science and passing the AP exam with a 4. After I took the exam I started to look back and realize how much AP World helped me succeed. Although I didn’t pass the exam for AP World I felt like all the hard work and dedication carried over to AP Environmental Science which made me realize that all those people who told me not to take the class were only trying to bring me down because it ended up helping me be a better student and leading me to be better prepared for the

Through my high school years, I have taken many challenging academic courses, extracurriculars, and community service. By taking AP classes through high school, I have become more prepared for challenging courses in high school and have become more responsible and independent for challenging work, from these Ap classes, I have become more prepared for Honors College. since sophomore year, I have taken the highest level course available. By being in a regular level course I did not feel as if I was being challenged enough and desired more. The high-level courses challenged me and pushed me further as the more challenging it gets the more prepared I would be for the future. As a highly motivated student, I like to be around other students who

Students in AP courses typically are required to write more essays and solve through provoking problems that normal students typically do not do (Grove). These various skills that are developed, such as the critical thinking and high-level calculating, help to pave the road for success with students (Davis). Gaining these essential skills while in high school helps to shape healthy habits in students and prepare them for their future in college. For example, AP courses contain different levels of rigor and commitment than a normal course offers a student, which offers students a glance at college work and expectations (Grove). Therefore, the student will be better prepared for the workload and level of intensity that exists in a college atmosphere. Participation in an AP course can help to develop essential skills that students will need later in their academic lives once they reach

I am not the kind of person that backs down from a challenge. When I was offered to take AP Psychology I already knew I'd be taking two other AP classes. I knew from personal experiences that AP classes came with stress and a lot of rigorous work. It didn't take long for me to come up with an answer: “I'd love to take AP Psych.”

Students that took Dual Enrollment in high school had higher college GPAʼs and more credit hours 3 years after high school graduation than students that didnʼt take Dual Enrollment courses (Matthews). When students take a Dual Enrollment course, theyʼre learning the same material that a regular college student would learn. After taking a Dual Enrollment course, how could a student not be confident about college? Theyʼve already taken part in a class, and they know the difficulty of college classes. Dual Enrollment also increases the chance of receiving a 4year degree by 23% (Schaffhauser). Taking Dual Enrollment courses is like going to college in the comfortable atmosphere of your high school. ! If parents want their students to succeed in high school and college, the students

When I passed my AP World History test. During my freshman year I was put into an AP class. I didn’t know what AP was, I didn’t know what to expect. I was able to handle my honors classes because it was material back in middle school. However, AP World History was strenuous and took major effort. There were multiple times where I had uncertainty of whether or not I was capable to keep going. I really felt out of place because it was a difficult class with essays, chapters to read and exams every week. Nonetheless, I never gave in, I convinced myself that the reason why my school put in roughly 90 kids, including myself, out of at least 1000, is because they saw potential in us and knew that we would be able to handle the stress of a college

In this news article, Jessica Bock investigates the value of AP courses and dual credit classes in the high schools throughout Missouri. She describes the merits of both AP courses and dual credit in planning for college, and she explores the personal motivations of some high school students for taking AP or dual credit

Throughout many of the arduous AP courses I took in high school I was pushed to my limits, but I accomplished my goals through hard work. One example of this would be my AP United States History class. This class was one of the most difficult courses I had taken, mostly due to the sheer amount of information being presented and needed to be memorized. Even though the basics of U.S. history had been taught to me in one way shape or form every school year, there was brand new information on people and important dates. At first I struggled with the work load and text, but I eventually made it through and succeeded by diving

There’s no doubt core classes are important; however, some advanced students breeze through these classes. Offering some higher level courses within our high school could benefit those wanting to progress a little faster. We could achieve this by presenting advanced placement courses. They would not only allow students to learn at a higher level, but it would also enable them to work on their college career a little quicker or qualify them to take higher level courses when they begin their final chapter of their education.

Why do I want to take an AP class? The reason I decided I want to take AP English is because I wish to expand my knowledge of reading and writing. Furthermore, English has always been my favorite class and I've always been interested in a career connected to the subject. Even more, I have always done extremely well in my other English classes and I feel that I could be very successful taking an AP class. I’m currently enrolled in an honors English class so I am prepared for the next step up. I’m excited to be able to learn more about English and improve my skills as a reader and writer. Not only am I super hardworking, but I also won’t give up. For example, I will be able to complete large amounts of work and difficult assignments. I really

When i was in eighth grade,teachers and students from my current high school came to visit my middle school to talk to me about the Anteater Academy. What this academy does is,it helps students prepare themselves to go to a four year university. They do this by having students challenge themselves by taking difficult honor and AP courses starting freshman year. I guess you can say that ever since i was in middle school i knew i wanted to go to college. Being in the academy for about 4 years now has been a challenging journey but, has made my pathway to college easier. This academy taught me how to be responsible,dedicated and confident. There was times where i felt the pressure of having so many AP classes in my schedule but i was surrounded

While in high school, students have the opportunity to earn college credit to work towards a degree, while earning high school credit at the same time. This is referred to as dual credit, and more and more students are beginning to take advantage of its many purposes. Two types of these dual credit programs are dual enrollment and advanced placement. While both programs have their advantages, there are several reasons that dual enrollment is rightfully preferred by students than its counterpart. Dual enrollment courses benefit students more overall than advanced placement courses, as dual enrollment programs give students the same benefits, if not more, without the intense rigor and risks associated with advanced placement.

So, the question is: what is the destination and how might one prepare for it? The purpose of the AP exam is to award advanced placement to incoming college freshmen, and the preparation, as it so often does, includes a combination of strategy and frequent practice.

So how can we help students to be more prepared for college? One way is to help encourage students to pursue STEM careers. Doesn’t AP classes already do that for students already? One study done by Joseph Rosenstein shows that we are actually making too big of a rush for students to take AP classes. They studied this with one AP class, Calculus. They claim that students, for the most part, are not using the AP class to assist them in college. So one method to help students prepare for college is to actually decelerate the amount of AP classes they’re taking. Their study showed that 40% of students that qualify for college credit (6.25% of all students that take the AP Calculus course), are not actually using that credit for college. They