WELCOME! Loudoun Valley High School May 23 rd , 2013
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WELCOME!Loudoun Valley High School
May 23rd, 2013
Take Advanced Placement courses and be college and
career ready!
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Will I make the
Will I make the
commitment?
commitment?
Am I up for the challenge? Am I willing to put in the extra time and
effort? Will I take advantage of the extra
supports offered? Do I have the background knowledge and
study habits needed to be successful? Do I have too much on my plate or can I
spread out my AP courses over the next few years?
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Advanced Placement Courses Increase Rigor
In order for more students to succeed in college, they need preparation for and access to demanding college-level work while they're still in high school. AP students are already engaged in the rigorous level of work they will encounter in the first year of college.
*The College Completion Agenda 2011 Progress Report (New York: The College Board, 2011).
Why is this important?
37.6% of first- and second-year undergraduate students require remedial course work in college*
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The 2012 AP Report to the Nation Key Data Points:
The top 5 states which led the nation with the highest percentage of its graduates participating in AP and scoring a 3 or higher on an AP Exam are:
Maryland (27.9 percent ) New York (26.5 percent) Virginia (25.6 percent) Massachusetts (25.5 percent) Connecticut (25.3 percent)
AP Report to the Nation Press Release 2012
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# of acceptances Average gpaAverage # of
AP courses(range)
Average SAT CR & M Combined
Christopher Newport University24
(39 applicants)3.93
6+(2 – 9)
1185
College of William and Mary11
(30 applicants)4.27
7+(5 – 10)
1379
George Mason University34
(52 applicants)3.86
6+(2 - 11)
1173
Georgia Institute of Technology3
(3 applicants)4.39
6+(4 - 9)
1360
James Madison University46
(80 applicants)4.10
7+(4 – 10)
1240
Mary Washington University14
(25 applicants)3.73
5+(3 - 8)
1091
Penn State University3
(6 applicants)4.0
6+(6 - 7)
1117
Radford University25
(27 applicants)3.51
4+(1 – 8)
1043
Syracuse University4
(4 applicants)4.17
7+(5 – 9)
1238
University of Virginia16
(49 applicants)4.39
8+(7 – 11)
1363
Virginia Tech44
(62 applicants)4.18
7+(5 – 11)
1282
West Virginia University13
(16 applicants)3.45
3+(1 - 8)
1067
LVHS Class of 2013 College Acceptances…Time to Set your Goals!