Forum Reader Wrote:
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> I Give Up Wrote:
> > .. AP equals the FCPS AP Honors Diploma. Only 5%
> of
> > students benefit (actually, fewer).
> >
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> Go back to the beginning. AP does NOT equal the
> "FCPS AP Honors Diploma."
>
> As I posted quite a while ago, look at Woodson,
> which was about the same size as South Lakes when
> it got IB. Go to:
>
http://www.fcps.edu/woodsonhs/guidance/academics/a
> i_awards_ap.htm
> Last year:
> SEVEN Woodson students were "National AP Scholars"
> (an average grade of at least 4 on all AP Exams
> taken, and grades of 4 or higher on eight or more
> of these exams).
> 67 Woodson students are named as "AP Scholars with
> Distinction" (an average grade of at least 3.5 on
> all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on
> five or more of these exams).
> 60 were named as "AP Scholars with Honor" (average
> grade of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and
> grades of 3 or higher on four or more of these
> exams).
> 130 were "AP Scholars" (grades of 3 or higher on
> three or more AP Exams).
>
> With 414 Seniors at Woodson last June, it looks
> like well over fifty percent of the students
> benefit from AP and are eligible for advanced
> placement and credit at many American colleges and
> universities.
Dam*n, FR! You are too much. Read that post again and see if you're little mind can wrap itself around hyperbole. (You might have to look that up.)
The fact remains: The highest ranked AP diploma goes to teeny tiny few. Get rid of AP, I say!! Chuck it!