The Ugly Truth About Advanced Placement (AP) Classes
APs are a growing trend in high school. Although there are many benefits to taking these advanced courses, there are also some potentially damaging misconceptions. Understand what AP exams really mean for the college application process and how AP credits impact your road to graduation after you’ve already been accepted.
Weighted Grades Explained
The process of weighting grades probably started off as an innocent attempt to make the grading process a bit more fair. After all, honors-level courses are harder, so those grades should be rebalanced to make them comparable to non-honors courses. But this inadvertently triggered an academic arms race that has left high school graduates more stressed and confused than ever before. This guide is to help you understand and resist the pitfalls of weighted grades so that you can pick courses that will enable you to be more effective and healthy.