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[Ian Curtis]

Originally Posted by gblake

Additionally, I suspect that AP classes are a lousy way to invest the talents of students who can do well in ACT style testing.

What do you mean by this? Chances are if you are clever enough to get a 32, just getting through Algebra II by senior year will be pretty darn boring. You might as well get college credit if you can handle the advanced material. I understand that for some smaller schools it isn't financially viable to offer classes that only 2 students can take, but other than that I think its a no-brainer. Thanks to Maine's magnet school, I took enough AP classes to get finish my engineering degree in 3 years. And even one or two AP classes means one or two more interesting classes you can take.

Vex, FRC, TSA, PLTW, etc. are great, but AP credits make a real difference in your bottom line (and why take a class again if you already learned the material?).