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Attack on AP Curriculum by DC-Area Schools

July 18, 2018

Every year we designate one editorial on college admissions to be the best piece of the year. That distinction this year is an easy one and it belongs to Jay Mathews of “The Washington Post” for his recent piece entitled “Attack on AP by 8 D.C.-area private schools flunks the …

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Grades in Advanced Courses

July 2, 2015

There’s a piece by Chris Teare up on “Forbes” entitled “What It Takes To Prepare For College Today” that we figured we’d share with our readers. The piece focuses on some of the things that have changed in the highly selective college admissions process since Mr. Teare applied for admission …

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Tags: Advanced High School Courses, AP Courses, AP Coursework, Grades in Advanced Courses, Grades in Honors Courses

AP Classes

October 17, 2012

There’s an interesting op-ed published by John Tierney, a former college professor and high school teacher, who believes that AP classes are “a scam.” We’re going to be discussing John Tierney’s post in future blogs (you might be surprised to know that there is a whole lot about what he …

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Tags: AP Classes, AP Classwork, AP Courses, AP Coursework, AP Testing

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Attack on AP Curriculum by DC-Area Schools

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