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Podcast: The College Prep Podcast
Episode: 353: AP or Not to AP: Controversy & Considerations [Reprise]
Description:
(This episode originally aired in March 2018)
The national average of number of AP classes taken by students admitted to top universities is five to eight total. That’s a lot!
Deciding whether to take (or not take) Advanced Placement classes is more complicated that simply taking as many tests as possible.
In this episode we discuss in detail the following considerations:
The importance of students choosing an appropriate level of challengeThe fact that AP classes (and the AP exams) can push students to learn at a higher level, which is great prep fo...