Silicon Valley High Schools Offer International Acceptance with AP Subjects
Private Secondary Schools can offer Global Recognition with Advanced Placement Classes
Outside the U.S., colleges in more than 60 countries acknowledge AP in their admissions processes. For this reason, students who are entertaining the idea of taking extra classes at a community college may want to strongly consider taking an Advanced Placement course at their high school or a school that offers AP. Not all community college classes will be accepted for transfer credit, and could quite possibly end up being a waste of time and effort. In northern California, a number of Silicon Valley Private Schools are able to provide these Advanced Placement classes.
Individual colleges and universities, not the College Board or the Advanced Placement Program, set requirements for granting admission to their individual programs. Advanced Placement Exam performance is generally considered within the student’s complete academic transcript. Because these subjects are graded on a 5 point scale, top students can obtain a GPA of over 4.0.
Grade Point Averages of 4.2 or more are more often than not the norm for admission to top tier universities. If your child can’t get an AP class at your neighborhood public school, try calling a private high school. Cambrian International Academy is only one of the Bay Area private schools providing AP classes on a full time or class-by-class basis. Some will even offer the classes in the evening or on a weekend.
Because admission policies differ from school to school, interested students should speak to the institution directly for further information regarding application procedures and policies. Applicable contact information and URLs are provided on the College Board website.
Article provided by Dave Delgado
Headmaster, Cambrian International Academy