You need to be willing and able. "Willing" mean motivated to study and learn on the college level. If you are committed to participating actively in an AP class and doing the out-of-class assignments, you have met a major prerequisite for success.
Advanced Placement represents college level academic challenges. AP classes are college level courses offered in English, Math, Science, Social Studies, Foreign Language, Computer Science, Art and Music. Colleges recognize that the applicants with AP experience are much better prepared for the demands of college courses.
Advanced Placement Advantages
Excellent preparation for college success
Admission to competitive universities
Earn college credits
English
English Language & Composition (11)
English Literature (12)
Mathematics
Statistics (11 & 12)
Calculus AB (11 & 12)
Calculus BC (12)
Sciences
Biology (9 - 12)
Chemistry (10 - 12)
Physics 1 (11 - 12)
Physics 2 (12)
Physics C (12)
Social Studies
World History (10)
American History (11)
Macroeconomics (12)
American Government (12)
Human Geography (9 - 12)
Psychology (11 & 12)
Foreign Languages
Spanish Language (11 - 12)
Spanish Literature (12)
Art
Art 2D Design Portfolio (11 & 12)
Art Drawing Portfolio (11 & 12)
Studio Art 3D (11 & 12)
Art History (11 & 12)
Photography (10 - 12)
Music
Music Theory (11 - 12)
Computer Science
Computer Science A (10 - 12)
Computer Science Principles (9 - 12)
The grade you receive may be as good or better than one you would have earned in an honors course, because the weight given to grades in AP courses compensates for the increased difficulty. Secondly, colleges know that all courses are not equal. Their evaluation of student grades focuses as much on the quality of the courses as the grades received. Finally, an AP course gives you an opportunity to learn a subject in great depth and helps you develop skills that will be critically important to successful study in college.
You need to be willing and able. "Willing" mean motivated to study and learn on the college level. If you are committed to participating actively in an AP class and doing the out-of-class assignments, you have met a major prerequisite for success.