Curse Of The Gifted (2000)

Re:Curse Of The Gifted (2000) by cosmie on Tuesday February 11, 2014 @04:34PM (#7220619)

I believe the parent was referring to the AP Calculus exam, based off of his 2 out of 5 score[1]. For non-Americans, AP exams are standardized tests administered by the College Board (company behind the SAT university entrance exams)[2]. Most universities will accept passing AP exam scores as the equivalent college credit (e.g. a score of 3/5 is usually accepted as college credit for Calculus I).

AP Exams/Courses are offered in many subject areas and each have very strict guidelines (like which calculators to allow), which are dictated to the instructor by the College Board.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AP_Calculus#Exam [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_Board

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Re:Curse Of The Gifted (2000) by jonalmeida on Tuesday February 11, 2014 @05:03PM (#7220818)

Upvoted because you realized that we're not all American and don't all have any idea what "AP Calculus" was.

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Re:Curse Of The Gifted (2000) by cosmie on Tuesday February 11, 2014 @08:05PM (#7221806)

No problem! At many US high schools, you'll have up to three levels of a class offered: standard, honors (advanced), and Advanced Placement (college level). Some schools may only offer one or two AP classes (depending on student interest), while others may offer dozens[1]. Any AP class must have it's curriculum certified by the College Board to be called "AP" and for the students to be eligible to take the AP Exam for the subject area. A really good way to get college credit; I tested out of an entire semester of college classes via AP exams!

[1] https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/apcourse

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