the advanced placement program at west forsyth high school dr. tom fowler mrs. donna duncan ap...
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Why Colleges Like the AP Program Common curriculum across the nation. Professional development institutes and seminars for teachers in the program. Standardized assessments each year that are the same for all students. Students better prepared for academic rigor of collegeTRANSCRIPT
The Advanced Placement Program
at West Forsyth High School
Dr. Tom Fowler Mrs. Donna DuncanAP Coordinator Assistant AP Coordinator
What is AP?
A challenging set of academic courses based on college-level curricula.
Rigorous end-of-course examinations graded against national standards.
Students will meet both College Board curriculum requirements, as well as Georgia’s.
Why Colleges Like the AP Program
Common curriculum across the nation. Professional development
institutes and seminars for teachers in the program.
Standardized assessments each year that are the same for all students.
Students better prepared for academic rigor of college
Benefits of the AP Program
For Students
– College credit– Academic challenge– Academic skills needed for college– Increase in self-confidence, motivation, and
academic orientation
The Rewards of AP
Prepares students for success in college by taking college-level courses while still in high school
– Explore advanced topics -- study in greater depth
– Develop advanced skills -- form disciplined study habits
– Build confidence in capability to succeed in college
The Rewards of AP
Opportunity to earn college credit or advanced placement
– Possible tuition savings– Save money in unused textbooks– Flexibility in college course choice– Early entry to graduate/professional schools
Students who Participate…
Outperform their peers when placed into advanced courses.
More likely to take advanced courses in their AP subject areas.
More likely to choose challenging majors. More likely to graduate with a double major. Twice as likely to go into advanced study.
Sequence of Courses9th grade – Human Geography, Biology,
Psychology10th grade – World History, Biology,
Psychology, Human Geography11th and 12th grade – any of 18 remaining22 AP Courses offered at WestCapstone is the newest additionSecond year of Computer Science in
2016-17
WFHS Honors
Honors English 9Honors English 10Honors Biology (9th)
WFHS Valedictorians
Every Valedictorian since 2011:AP Human GeographyHonors English 9Honors English 10Honors BiologyHonors ChemistryBetween 14 and 17 AP/DL Calculus
2015-16
11 of top 12, including top six:AP Human GeographyHonors English 9Honors English 10Honors BiologyHonors ChemistryBetween 12 and 17 AP/DL courses
What Counts in College Admissions
% citing “considerably important”
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Work/School Activity
Essay
Overall Grades
Class Rank
SAT Scores
Courses Selected
1992 NACAC SurveyCollege Admissions Officials
West and UGA 2015 EarlyDecision
Accepted 43 4.12 GPA 10.42 AP Courses at WestDeferred 19 3.81 GPA 7.16 AP Courses at WestDenied 4 3.5 GPA 6.75 AP Courses at West
West and Georgia Tech
2010 – 2014205 Applied, 50% admitted, 59
matriculated95.8% 1st year retention rate (95.2%
Institution)HS GPA – 4.01Average # of AP courses – 11 (8
Institution)Year one GPA – 3.21 vs. 3.20 Institution
West Forsyth by the Numbers 909 students took at least one AP Exam in 2015 1090 students taking at least one AP course 22 AP Courses offered at West 127 Freshmen taking AP 587 (54%) taking two or more AP Courses 164 taking three AP Courses 70 taking four AP Courses 49 taking five AP Courses 10 taking six AP Courses (+8 Tech DL Calculus) 1 taking seven AP Courses
West Forsyth by the Numbers
AP Merit School – 20% or more of students take an AP Exam and at least half of exams score a 3 or higher
Earned this distinction in 2007-08, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13, 2014-15
Will earn it again for 2015-2016 AP STEM School and AP STEM Achievement
school in those years AP Humanities School
West Forsyth by the Numbers
AP Scholar Distinction In 2014-2015, 315 West students earned an AP
Scholar Distinction (of 909 students who took AP – 35% vs. 20% nationally)
17 National AP Scholars (Avg. 4 or higher on all AP Exams; score of 4 or higher on eight or more exams)
100 AP Scholars with Distinction (Avg. 3.5 or higher on all AP Exams; score of 3 or higher on five or more exams)
69 AP Scholars with Honors (Avg. 3.25 or higher on all AP Exams; score of 3 or higher on four or more exams)
146 AP Scholars (score of 3 or higher on three or more exams)
AP Capstone Diploma Program
Only school in Forsyth currently offeringOne of nine schools in Georgia 11th (Seminar) and 12th grade (Research)Develops analytic, research, problem-
solving, and communication skillsCulminates in 5000 word thesis paper
Miscellaneous Thoughts
ExamsBest Preparation for SAT/ACT3 or higher - 70% of ALL 1791 West
exams in 2015-2016
What Parents are Saying
AP Contacts
AP Centralhttp://apcentral.collegeboard.com
Colleges’ AP Credit Policieshttp://apps.collegeboard.com/apcreditpolicy/index.jsp
AP Student Resourceswww.collegeboard.com/?student
AP Parent Resourceshttp://www.collegeboard.com/parents/
Contact WFHS AP Coordinators:
Dr. Tom Fowler [email protected] Ext: 332167
Mrs. Donna [email protected] Ext: 332903