<p>“Why go through the extra stress and money for tests that won’t really benefit me? After all, wouldn’t receiving an A in the class be sufficient proof that I really did try?”</p>
<p>See: [Why</a> 50% of Students Fail AP Exams and How to Change That | Fox Business](<a href=“http://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/2012/04/25/why-50-students-fail-ap-exams-and-how-to-change-that/#ixzz2H980bsHY]Why”>http://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/2012/04/25/why-50-students-fail-ap-exams-and-how-to-change-that/#ixzz2H980bsHY)</p>
<p>"[Sally] Rubenstone [Dean of College Confidential] adds that a growing number of high schools are requiring the AP exam for all students who take an AP class, “or the school will not put the vaunted “AP” designation on the transcript if the student bails on the exam.”</p>