Many people often think that by taking Advanced Placement (AP) classes that they might get ahead in college, get credit, or may look better to colleges. Often times, that is not the case. AP courses ...

Taking Advanced Placement classes can help you challenge yourself, get ahead and earn college credit while still in high school. Selecting the right AP courses can also boost your exam success and ...

Until I sat down to write this opinion, even the possibility that a school would deprive its students of AP classes seemed nothing short of blasphemy– blasphemy against the religion of college ...

Hamasa Mashal is a junior at Turlock High School. This year, she is taking five AP classes: precalculus, U.S. history, chemistry, statistics and English language. For her and many other students, ...

Last year, senior Ritika Tappeta walked into her AP Biology class excited for the year ahead. Instead, she was severely disappointed. By the end of the year, the class had completed three of the eight ...

Discover the 10 toughest AP exams by pass rate, revealing challenges and surprises for high school students striving for college credit. Every May, millions of high school students charge up their ...

Advanced Placement exams are scored on a scale from one to five, with five being the highest possible score. A score of three and above is widely considered as “passing” the exam, while anything below ...

Waco Independent School District’s Advanced Placement program is expanding, and the turnover rate for AP teachers is stable for the first time in recent years. A new focus on the program is allowing ...

At the AP Fair in my son’s high school, I listen to the teachers list their expectations for students who will take their classes next year. I have been through the rigmarole before, with my firstborn ...

Every May, millions of high school students charge up their graphing calculators, crank out practice essays, and brush up on topics like participatory democracy and kinematics in preparation for ...

Atrayee Bhattacharjee's phone hasn't stopped ringing since she co-founded AP Tutors more than 25 years ago. Bhattacharjee created the Sugar Land-based company in 2000 after tutoring her daughter in ...