AP Overview

AP stands for Advanced Placement, the exams offered by the College Board, US.

AP courses are 1-year courses, and usually focus on a specific area of a broad subject.

In math, there are AP Statistics, AP Calculus AB, and AP Calculus BC,

and all of them focus only on Statistics and Calculus, respectively.

All AP exams are taken in May.
Students are recommended to complete, IF possible, any essential AP exams

by the end of the junior year to prepare for the college applications.

But we do NOT recommend anyone to take so many AP (or/and IB) classes

to an extent that a student is overwhelmed and cannot handle the work load.

Most colleges accept AP grades as college credits, so any AP exams taken at the end of

the senior year are still important.

St. John's school DOES NOT REQUIRE a student to take the class in order to take the AP exams.

Although, it is highly recommended to take the actual class.

If a student is willing to study and accept any positive or negative consequence that may happen,

we allow the students to take the AP exams. (May depend on the number of students registered for the exams)

List of All AP Courses and Exams
The exams that can be offered at St. John's school may vary

AP exams usually consist of a multiple-choice section (MCQ) and a free-response section (FRQ).

Depending on the subject, the exams may include aural and oral section (usually in music),

listening and speaking sections (usually in language exams).

Most colleges accept AP scores of 4 or 5.

Students might want to do some research on the colleges they are applying to.