1. Northwestern Lehigh High School 2015 An Introduction to the Advanced Placement Program ®

2. What are Advanced Placement® Courses? The Benefits AP® Exams Q & A What We’ll Cover

3. What Are Advanced Placement ® Courses?

4. AP® courses are college-level courses offered in high school Courses reflect what is taught in top introductory college courses and the critical thinking skills expected in college Students may take AP Exams at the end of the course, measuring their mastery of college-level content If students earn a qualifying grade on an AP exam (typically 3 or higher), students can earn college credit and/or placement into advanced courses in college Advanced Placement ® : The Basics

5. Calculus AB/BC (students may not take both Calc AB/BC exams in the same year)  Tuesday, May 5 th English Literature (12 th grade)  Wednesday, May 6 th English Language (11 th grade)  Wednesday, May 13 th Macroeconomics  Thursday, May 14 th Microeconomics  Friday, May 15 th Other exams are available to take such as Environmental Science & US Gov/Politics- See your counselor if interested Our AP ® Courses

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7. AP®: The Benefits

8. Students learn rigorous college-level content and skills Stand out in the college admissions process AP courses are interesting and rewarding academic experiences Opportunity to earn valuable credit and placement in college; save money! AP ® : The Benefits

9. 85% of selective colleges and universities report that a student’s AP experience favorably impacts admission decisions* Colleges rank grades in college-preparatory courses and strength of curriculum as the two top factors in the admission decision AP courses tell college admission officials that students are challenging themselves and preparing for the rigor they'll encounter in their college careers *Unpublished institutional research, Crux Research Inc., March 2007 AP ® from the College Admissions Perspective

10. AP® Exams

11. AP Exams are administered by schools worldwide on set dates in May each year. Exams are typically 2–3 hours and include: Multiple-choice questions Free-response items where your responses are in the form of essays, a solution to a problem, or a spoken response

12. The exam fee for 2014 is $91 per exam. Assistance is available for eligible students with financial need: See your School Counselor for more information. AP ® Exam Fees

13. Each college and university has its own policies regarding AP ® credit and placement. The College Board offers information about AP credit at thousands of college and universities at www.collegeboard.org/apcreditpolicy.www.collegeboard.org/apcreditpolicy Credit and Placement Opportunities Search by school name or alphabetically Data for each school includes a direct link to that school’s Web page detailing AP credit and placement policies A statement from the college or university about its AP policy

14. AP Success at Northwestern Lehigh High School 2014 AP Data (from College Board)

15. *Success on an AP is defined as an exam score of 3 or higher, which represents the score point that research finds predictive of college success and college graduation. *Each September, the College Board recognizes high school students who have demonstrated exemplary college- level achievement with AP SCHOLAR AWARDS. These awards strengthen the college admission portfolio. See NWL 2014 data. AP ScholarAP Scholar w/ Honor AP Scholar w/ Distinction 1073 Avg score 3.54 Avg score 4.29 Avg score 4.31

16. What do NWL AP teachers have to say? Ask Mrs. Reiss, Mr. Kleinert, Mr. Smoyer, and/or Mrs. Paist

17. Return your AP Exam Registration form and payment to the Counseling Office by Tuesday, March 24th There will be a mandatory Pre-Administration Session for all AP exam takers, tentative date tbd How Do I Sign Up to Take AP Exams?

18. Questions and Answers

19. AP information: apstudent.collegeboard.orgapstudent.collegeboard.org College and Career Planning: bigfuture.orgbigfuture.org Personalized feedback, practice and college planning based on your PSAT/NMSQT ® results: My College QuickStart™ www.collegeboard.org/quickstart www.collegeboard.org/quickstart AP credit policy information from colleges and universities: www.collegeboard.org/apcreditpolicy www.collegeboard.org/apcreditpolicy AP ® : Resources Worth Exploring for Students and Families