Oct 9, 2018, 12:07 PM
(from Inside Higher Ed) Two-thirds of U.S. high school counselors said their students believe that taking AP or International Baccalaureate courses is “essential” for college admissions, according to a recent study. And more than half said they believed that students at their high schools “may pass up important opportunities” to take as many AP courses as possible. Yet in a corresponding study of college admissions directors, only 9 percent said that their college favors applicants with AP courses on their transcript over those with honors courses only. And 62 percent said they believed that many students are taking too many AP courses. College admissions directors respect the quality of AP, however: 70 percent said that they considered AP courses to be rigorous, whereas only 59 percent said that was true of “most” honors courses in high schools.
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