Will Ivy League Schools Stop Giving Credit for AP?

Since Dartmouth stopped in 2013, do you think others will also?

Well, Harvard, Yale, and Brown effectively don’t give credit either. They do, but Harvard (except for foreign languages) you need to activate Sophomore Standing (which few do), Yale only gives you Acceleration Credit to graduate in fewer than 8 semesters (which few do), and Brown requires 8 semesters to graduate. As far as others, no, not in the near future, IMO.

@skieurope Thanks for the reply!
Do you mind explaining what Acceleration Credit is? I look at Yale’s page but it’s so confusing. :stuck_out_tongue:

@languagewitch I opted early in the selection process not to apply to Yale, so I don’t know a lot of the detail about Acceleration Credits. Perhaps someone with more knowledge can answer? @gibby @ixnayBob ?

Tbh, we read about Acceleration Credits for a nanosecond, and the response was: “Lucky enough to have been accepted, why would I want to shorten the experience?”

Using AP and IB courses to skip ahead of intro courses was useful to a limited extent.

@languagewitch i went yale’s tour. acceleration credit means that u still have to take a language, chemistry, or whatever. you just skip a level. if i remember correctly

@Kaiser1418, I believe you’re mistaken. In my understanding, skipping a level, for example starting French with French 3, is not considered Acceleration Credits. Starting Yale as a sophomore is.

I think the AP program is such a scam, even though I’ve been taking AP classes all throughout high school. AP classes and college classes are nothing alike. In college, there is a lot more freedom, coursework is likely more difficult, and the professors are not just teaching a test. College courses require you to write 15-20 page papers and more, but in my high school classes we hardly ever do this (with the exception of AP English). The teacher is too busy preparing for the AP exam. High school classes cannot replace college classes.

Besides that, I will likely attend Harvard University next year, and if I’m going to go to such a renowned institution, I might as well take the classes and learn something new, right? Why would I want to go to Harvard and skip the classes in favor of my high school ones? It doesn’t make any sense to me. I don’t need to graduate right away.

Additionally, Harvard’s AP credit system counts towards a more advanced course placement. As a future freshman, I have no desire to be in an advanced class when I may not be ready to take one. I might not know everything that’s being taught and I’d rather take the introductory course.

Getting off-topic, but this is highly dependent upon the teachers. My AP history classes required several long papers. YMMV.

@pinkwhitered While I agree with some of what you’ve said, some people use the credit to create more space for a another major, or save money (which is a huge benefit, if you ask me).