Comments on Teen College Education: Are AP Classes Worth It?? -The AP Student

I am an AP student and this article does not truel...

2012-02-05T12:57:34.753-08:00

I am an AP student and this article does not truely reflect our lives. As an AP student we are taught at a higher level and have more expected of us. Although you claim we have no life, that is not true. There may be times with too much work and little sleep, but it pays off and is not that often.

I think this is exaggerated. I ended up with 37 c...

2012-01-01T20:55:51.431-08:00

I think this is exaggerated. I ended up with 37 credits in freshman year of college, making me sophomore standing, 27 from AP classes and 10 from dual enrollment in a community college. Many of these classes were the alleged hardest ones offered, i.e. AP Chemistry, Calculus BC (I skipped AB), etc. Not really that bad.

I found time for extracurriculars and my own designs, such as

I loved this article. I am about to start my freas...

2011-12-17T16:43:09.121-08:00

I loved this article. I am about to start my freashman year and have 1 AP class. I am kinda nervous. Me and 2 of my friends are going into this together to try and help with time manegment.
I am doing extra creidt stuff even with one AP class. Some of my friends are taking gifted classes and AP classes. Maybe if you are deprived of sleep if you do take AP classes get some help like a tutor

This was an interesting read, as were all the resp...

2011-12-09T10:30:14.201-08:00

This was an interesting read, as were all the responses. We moved this year and our two highschoolers enrolled in a highly ranked highschool & signed up for honors & AP classes as our previous highschool experience was that if they were not inadvanced classes, they were in with delinquents who disrupted the entire class. Because this high has a much better standard all around, the

I agree with a lot of what you said. Here's...

2011-11-29T15:55:02.058-08:00

I agree with a lot of what you said.

Here's the hard truth:
When you sign up to take an AP class, you willingly submit your personal life to the demands of the course. If you don't, you won't get a 5 (unless you have a photographic memory or something of that nature).

Any serious AP student looking to earn scores of 3, 4, or 5 on the exams will

I like this blog especially since im doing a satir...

2011-11-21T19:38:26.122-08:00

I like this blog especially since im doing a satire on AP students for AP english. I would like to say that I am in 6 AP classes and varsity basketball and NHS and have a decent social life. That being said i still find free time to relax. I believe that relaxing makes your work time more productive thereby allowing more sleep. Great article. ~Stevo

Hello, I loved your article. I am a student who ta...

2011-10-19T20:33:34.105-07:00

Hello, I loved your article. I am a student who takes 5 AP classes at the moment, 3-4 hours of sleep per day. I have a very strong set (not list) of extracurriculars.

However, I would like to note that I am not the typical cutthroat AP student. I believe this system is just lame bureaucracy, and everyone learns differently. The value of a college degree is diminishing every day making

I can say that this perfectly fits exactly what I&...

2011-10-11T06:22:18.852-07:00

I can say that this perfectly fits exactly what I'm going through. I'm barely getting 3-4 hours a sleep a day and with my extracurricular activities like water polo it really cuts into my sleeping time. I'm also part of USC's Med-Cor program that takes up four hours of my saturday and I also volunteer at the hospital during the weekends. It's actually quite funny

I do honestly hate ap and hate my life at times be...

2011-09-25T16:32:56.384-07:00

I do honestly hate ap and hate my life at times because of it. However, there are students at my school taking four and five aps and they do not fit this description. They still have social lives, play sports, etc.

Honestly, this article is very interesting, but I ...

2011-09-24T14:29:56.140-07:00

Honestly, this article is very interesting, but I don't think that every AP student is completely deprived of sleep. Honestly, I had a friend in middle school who didn't sleep until midnight every day and I finish my homework at four pm. Now she is at the best HS in the US, and honestly, she still sleeps at midnight.
It's probably just time management. I'm a sophomore taking

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2010-10-24T21:37:24.970-07:00

Good work, i like your blog theme, and content ofcourse
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I’m glad I took AP classes! Not only did they get ...

2010-10-06T12:57:48.125-07:00

I’m glad I took AP classes! Not only did they get me into university, but also they PREPARED me for it. While my new friends on campus struggled, my time was well managed and I did quite well. Last May I graduated with honors from one of the world’s top twenty ranked schools (according to the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings).
Oh, and in High school I was on the

thanks for this article. i am a new AP student as ...

2010-09-01T12:27:57.102-07:00

thanks for this article.
i am a new AP student as a sophomore in high school and the year hasn't started yet, but i'm already flooded with homework. i have one week left until i go back to school and i'm spending it trying to finish my AP World History summer assignment. i'm not a procrastinator, but having been gone on vacation for half of the summer and starting the

loved the way you explained things. Much better ma...

2010-08-11T03:22:01.916-07:00

loved the way you explained things. Much better many here
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Basilace, I Read your article and the comments. I ...

2010-07-14T21:28:29.245-07:00

Basilace, I Read your article and the comments. I commend your analysis of the AP program and your defense against "Anonymous". Which if I might add, was entertaining. I am a prospective AP student (5), most of which I have have a passion or interest in. I'd like to agree with your fact on how dropping an academic class would be "educational suicide". In Addition to that

It is good that It is common for students to take ...

2010-06-17T21:59:46.514-07:00

It is good that It is common for students to take multiple AP and honors classes to look as good as possible for college.
Thanks,
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Well, first of all, I do NOT appreciate your conde...

2010-04-24T20:56:05.749-07:00

Well, first of all, I do NOT appreciate your condescending tone towards me. You are not better than me, so do not act like you are.

Second, throwing insults around does not make you any more likable. It is in fact a childish thing to do. I like how you call me a baby and then proceed to act as a "whiny little baby" in the other extreme. Real mature.

Third, it does

Wow. You sound like a whiny little baby. If you ca...

2010-04-23T14:44:44.002-07:00

Wow. You sound like a whiny little baby. If you can't handle the work, you shouldn't be in the class. AP isn't designed for you. If you have to spend so much time on it, you obviously do not know enough course material before going in.

You also need to learn a little thing called time management. Understand that this is considered to be the easiest time in your life. It

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2010-02-01T17:04:18.289-08:00

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2010-01-31T23:24:40.469-08:00

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