<p>So my school gives 5 extra points per semester on a 0-100 point scale to any student that takes an AP exam in the respective course. Now they do not give any kind of incentive to students that take the initiative that self study and challenge AP exams and most importantly pass them. You could have a 70 in AP cal AB and get a 1 on the exam and they will still give you the 10 extra points. On the other hand you could challenge the Calculus BC exam get a 5 and not get any extra points. Do any of your schools offer point incentives for AP exam self studies? Any feedback on this situation also would help me. THANKS</p>
<p>bump. please need feedback</p>
<p>Some teachers at my school have a deal where if you get a 3 they will raise your grade by 1 letter grade. My AP gov teacher gave an automatic A for the year if you got a 5.</p>
<p>LOL…incentives. No one at my school has ever even heard the word “self-study.”</p>
<p>4.0 GPA scale. No incentives for self study (which is already rare, I only knew of two this year). For classes, exam takers are generally exempt from second semester finals.</p>
<p>^^ Oh ya, I didn’t have to take a final in bio because I took the AP test</p>
<p>What the hell? What is wrong with my school? We get NO credit for taking an AP test, we are NOT exempt from finals (must have an A), and we must pay for the tests, 100%. **** you all. </p>
<p>haha jk, but that is strange.</p>
<p>Though sometimes it’s redundant, 'cause we can also get out of finals by doing well on the state assessments for that subject, or if you’re a senior, you have like 3 given final exemptions.</p>
<p>AP matters for your weighted GPA and class rank, but it doesn’t affect your regular GPA. For my year (2010) AP is the same weight as Honors and AA, but it’s different for 09 and below. Some AP teachers don’t make you take a final exam, others do. When they do, it’s usually more of a presentation or a project than a traditional exam. But seniors do senior exams way earlier anyway. Half the time, a normal test will count as an exam for a senior.
If you self study, you’re not counted as taking the class, so it’s not part of your GPA at all.</p>
<p>At my school if you take the AP test you don’t have to take final in the corresponding class.</p>
<p>As far as grade incentives, there aren’t any for most. The teachers are willing to compromise a little though. For example if you totally bombed the class and got a 4 or 5 on the exam by some miracle then you can expect your grade to magically be bumped up to a D-C. Most of the AP teachers will do the same if you get a 4/5 and have a B in the class. They may give you an A.</p>
<p>It depends on the teacher at my school. Our APUSH class has HUGE GRADE DEFLATION. Barely any A’s, and favoritism. This teacher would not bump you up the next letter grade even if you got a 5. Other teachers are a bit more laid back and flexible about it though. :P</p>
<p>We don’t get anything:( But we do get weight</p>
<p>but based on what my school is doing would it not be logical to give extra points for self study. read top of thread to see what my school is doing.</p>
<p>At my school, you are REQUIRED to take the respective exam. If you don’t, then they don’t add points to your weighted GPA for taking an AP course. (AP courses are on a 6 scale). And they don’t care if you pass the exam or not.</p>
<p>My school encourages students to take APs, but only a couple. They don’t allow students to take more than five a year… and sophomores and freshmen are also not allowed to take APs.</p>
<p>If you’re in an AP course, your weighted GPA is given an additional point. (So, if you have a C, your unweighted GPA is 2.0, but your weighted GPA is 3.0… So techincally as long as you have a B or better you have a 4.0). If you have an A or a B in an AP class, then you skip the final exam… else-wise you take the AP exam AND the regular exam. All AP students take the AP exam.</p>
<p>It’s hard to have incentives when AP scores don’t come back until July!</p>
<p>At my school, there’s only one AP exam for students who don’t take an AP-level class… and that’s Environmental Science. But next year, they are indeed offering AP Enviro anyways, so that’s gone.</p>
<p>^Yea, same as atomveseve</p>
<p>at my school,
if you take the AP exam
you don’t have to go to classes for the rest of the day</p>
<p>Error in question. I meant to say Somehow I believe everyone is interpreting my question INCORRECTLY
I just want to know if someone receives extra gpa points for challenging ap exams and passing them? If indeed that is your situation please elaborate on explaingin how gpa is calculated at your school. THX everyone</p>
<p>bump , bump</p>