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FireGilbert · 12-05-2016, 04:35 PM

I took AP math and science in grade 10 at Beaverbrook (hey UCB at least we can agree on something today!) and would not recommend it. It was a lot of extra work for very little benefit and I went back to the regular program for grade 11. It also hurts your chances of the Rutherford scholarship and university placement as your marks will inevitably be lower in AP.

The benefits are that if you complete the full three year AP program there a few university courses you can skip. Unfortunately this didn't work out for a few of my friends who took AP and got into UofC engineering. If they had been forced to take the first year math and science courses, which are easy GPA boosters compared to the rest of first year engineering, they likely would not have flunked out.

12-05-2016, 04:35 PM	#37
FireGilbert Franchise Player Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Brisbane Exp:	I took AP math and science in grade 10 at Beaverbrook (hey UCB at least we can agree on something today!) and would not recommend it. It was a lot of extra work for very little benefit and I went back to the regular program for grade 11. It also hurts your chances of the Rutherford scholarship and university placement as your marks will inevitably be lower in AP. The benefits are that if you complete the full three year AP program there a few university courses you can skip. Unfortunately this didn't work out for a few of my friends who took AP and got into UofC engineering. If they had been forced to take the first year math and science courses, which are easy GPA boosters compared to the rest of first year engineering, they likely would not have flunked out. __________________ The masses of humanity have always had to surf.