<p>I've recently read about AP Capstone, and it looks absolutely fascinating/enjoyable as heck. However, my school does not offer it. Is there somehow I could still do this course? Any way I could convince my school to offer it? Any advice? Thank you!</p>
<p>I just looked it up and it sounds a lot like the IB diploma program, except without the IB classes. For example, to get the IB diploma you have to do a 4,000 word research paper thingy and you have to take IB Theory of Knowledge, which is a philosophy class I believe. Here are the websites for the programs.
<a href=“AP Capstone Diploma Program – AP Central | College Board”>College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools;
<a href=“Diploma Programme (DP) - International Baccalaureate®”>500;
Do you see the similarity? So maybe if your school doesn’t have AP Capstone you could see if there’s a school near you with the IB diploma program.</p>
<p>There’s also a form to express you school’s interest in the AP Capstone program on it’s website</p>
<p>Edit: Oh, so it is supposed to be an alternative to the IB program according to this article. <a href=“AP Capstone launched by College Board | IB Alternative | Bright Horizons College Coach Blog”>AP Capstone launched by College Board | IB Alternative | Bright Horizons College Coach Blog;
<p>@dsi44 definitely see the similarity, thanks! I don’t see any of the programs near me, though :/</p>
<p>Do you have to take those two classes to become an AP Scholar?</p>
<p>@tacoperson123 no, ap scholar is based solely on ap exam scores and has been around for a while. There is now an AP diploma i believe. The capstone program is new.</p>
<p>Oh, Capstone!! Yeah, I took the classes.</p>
<p>In AP Seminar, we were basically just practicing how to research the first semester. How to find lenses and perspectives (though, my teacher was awful as this was only her 2nd year teaching and she complicates everything and frankly, expects us to just know how to do assignments after she gives her cryptic instructions), find supporting arguments, yada yada yada. The teacher gets to pick the topic that you focus on. The entire semester. I wanted to cry, it was so boring (she chose security in the U.S., I have yet to meet someone who is more than mildly interested in it).</p>
<p>If you’re taking Capstone, pray pray pray you have a good teacher!! There was also a lot of group projects. CHOOSE YOUR PARTNERS WISELY!!! THIS CANNOT BE STRESSED ENOUGH! SNATCH THE SMARTEST AND MOST MOTIVATED PEOPLE IN YOUR CLASS BEFORE ANYONE ELSE DOES OR YOU’RE SCREWED!!</p>
<p>AFTER that is when the fun began (that was the longest semester ever). You get to research whatever topic you like. My teacher gave us a guide/format on how to write the essay/do the assignments. Follow that religiously or you get major points taken away.</p>
<p>You have to present for your AP exam. <strong><em>Best tip I’ve ever gotten:</em></strong> record yourself on video during a practice on your own time. You see EVERYTHING, and can then fix it. </p>
<p>AP Research to me was a longer, more elaborate version of semester 2 in Seminar. There was a lot of research and deadlines. I personally did the same thing I did during my mock AP exam, since I already had a lot of research on it and could focus more on the essay and presentation.</p>
I was a bit disappointed when my teacher told me that we must take this class next year because I either have to give up spanish 4 or debate 2. I’m 90% sure I’m giving up spanish, but I’m actually kinda excited for this class. At least in the second semester, it seems intresting. My friends and I both want to be chemists, so we want to do a paper about that second semester 
(hopefully we’ll be in the same class)
We were all suprised about this class though. And annoyed. Because this is the first year theyre doing capstone, so everyone was expecting to have 3 electives. I just hope our teacher knows what they’re doing lol.