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Benefits of AP Courses

  • Benefits of Advanced Placement Courses

    Students who take and complete AP courses are:

    • Better prepared academically 
    • Prepared with college credit for courses taken in high school 

    • More motivated and have increased self confidence  

    • More likely to specialize in majors with tougher grading standards 

    • More likely to complete more course work

    • More likely to take more college courses in their AP subjects 

    • Significantly better performers in their course work over a four year period 

    • More likely to be superior in terms of leadership and significant accomplishments 

    • More likely to graduate with a double major 

    • Twice as likely to go into advanced study - graduating studies, doctoral programs, medicine, law