Reasons Students Participate in ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP)

A recent survey of 2,598 high school seniors who had received a 3 or better on select AP Exams asked questions about the students’ reasons for taking AP courses, and the intended uses of the AP Exam grades in college. Here are some of their responses:

• 83 percent of the students reported that they  took AP courses to improve their chances of getting into the college they wanted
• Over two-thirds reported that they took AP courses in order to get into advanced classes earlier
• Over half took AP courses in order to make time to take more electives in college
• Less than a third indicated that they hoped to  use credit from AP Exams to graduate from  college sooner

“AP success serves as an effective placement tool.”

Source : www.collegeboard.com