In today's episode, I give a quick background on AP (Advanced Placement) classes. Who takes them? How many is too many? Which ones are the best? And, then, I answer the latest question which keeps popping up, "Do I really have to take any AP Exams?". The trend toward skipping AP Exams is one that your child should consider very carefully. Listen to this episode to find out why.
0:00:41 The AP landscape
0:06:48 How many APs classes should I take?
0:10:00 How many AP exams should I take?
0:12:33 Enter COVID
0:15:00 The AP exam delusion
0:15:40 Why should I care about AP exams?
0:16:40 Student profile 2019 (then)
0:19:30 Student profile 2022 (now)
0:21:55 What's a college to think? Follow us:
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Podcast Host: PrepWell Academy's Founder, Phil Black, has spent a lifetime cracking the code on the world's most competitive programs: Yale University, Harvard Business School, Navy SEALs, Goldman Sachs, Entrepreneurship, Shark Tank (2X), etc. Inside PrepWell Academy, Black teaches students everything they need to know about the college admissions process in a series of expertly-timed, 3-5-minute, weekly training videos starting in 9th grade and continuing through 12th grade [Note: this program can only be joined in 9th or 10th grade]. My specialties include military service academies, ROTC scholarships, Ivy League, and student-athletes.
