Sequoia Academy offers both private and group lessons to prepare students for AP exams, including:
Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Information
Advanced Placement exams and their associated courses are governed by the College Board, and give advanced high school students the opportunity to demonstrate their competency in subjects taught and tested at the college level. AP examinations are each around 3 hours long, and are graded on a scale from 1 to 5.
There are many reasons for well qualified high school students to take AP courses and AP exams. AP courses are a sign to college admissions offices that a student is academically advanced, on par with freshmen college students. For students applying to science and engineering majors, it is particularly important to have a strong AP background in math and the sciences. Additionally, many high schools will count AP courses out of 5 points rather than the standard 4 points when calculating a weighted GPA. For instance, an A in AP Calculus would be a 5.0 and a B in AP Calculus would be a 4.0, compared to an A in Precalculus being 4.0 and a B in Precalculus being 3.0. Finally, many colleges accept AP exams as course credit, giving students a head start in their college career.
There are many reasons for well qualified high school students to take AP courses and AP exams. AP courses are a sign to college admissions offices that a student is academically advanced, on par with freshmen college students. For students applying to science and engineering majors, it is particularly important to have a strong AP background in math and the sciences. Additionally, many high schools will count AP courses out of 5 points rather than the standard 4 points when calculating a weighted GPA. For instance, an A in AP Calculus would be a 5.0 and a B in AP Calculus would be a 4.0, compared to an A in Precalculus being 4.0 and a B in Precalculus being 3.0. Finally, many colleges accept AP exams as course credit, giving students a head start in their college career.