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When I meet other parents, their first question is usually: “Where do your kids go to school?” There are more “advantaged” schools in our town where attendance supposedly equates to higher test scores, better opportunities, and — as the thinking goes — college success.
But I was a university academic advisor for six years. Every year, I heard things like “I’m burned out from high school,” or, “I failed my first test. What should I do?”
These are students who did everything right when it came to preparing for college. Here’s what I’ve come to understand from my years working with students about our markers for success.
AP classes may be overrated
AP classes give students college credit if they get certain scores on expensive AP tests. AP credits usually replace a university’s general education — also known as gen-ed — requirements. If a student comes in with AP English, US History, Economics, Art, and Calculus credits, most of their gen-ed courses are covered.
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