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The Advanced Placement Course Selection Criteria is designed to give priority to those students with accumulated credit and demonstrated academic excellence in a specific subject area.
EXAMPLE #1
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2 % |
18 % |
70 % |
10 % |
AP Chemistry |
PSAT
2% - Math |
REGS & SERP
4% - Living Envi Regents (SXRK)
7% - Chemistry Regents (SXRX)
5% - Math A Regents (MXRA)
2% - S.E.R.P. (SCOR) |
CLASS AVERAGES
10% - Living Environment 1 (S$1)
10% - Living Environment 2 (S$2)
30% - Chemistry 1 (SC1)
15% - Chemistry 2 (SC2)
5% - Physics 1 (SP1) |
TEACHER RECOMMENDATION
Rating: 0-100 |
Using the criteria reflected in the above table for AP Chemistry, let’s examine two contrasting scenarios in which a sophomore and a junior apply for the same Advanced Placement Chemistry course.
- PSAT and TEACHER RECOMMENDATION CATEGORIES – Let’s begin by examining above the three shaded categories and their subsequent criteria. Our immediate question then becomes, “How is a partial power score for each student determined?”
ANSWER: If a student attains a “perfect score” in his/her PSAT and TEACHER RECOMMENDATION categories, that student would receive a partial power score of 2% + 10% = 12% . If a student does not have a “perfect score,” then he/she will receive the designated percentage of his/her overall score in that category.
- REGENTS & CLASS AVERAGE CATEGORIES - The remaining 88% of the student’s power score is calculated through his/her Class averages and Regents scores shown in the shaded categories below.
Under the heading “Regents & SERP 18%,” if a student completed his/her Living Environment and Math A Regents, then he/she will be awarded 4 % and 5% respectively (of each Regents grade) for each Regents taken, but will receive 7% (of zero) for Chemistry and 2% (of zero) for SERP for not having a Chemistry Regents grade. Preference is naturally given to upperclassmen.
Under the heading “Class Averages 70%,” if a student has completed Living Environment, terms 1 and 2 and Chemistry, term 1, then he/she will be awarded 10 % (of the Class Average) for Living Environment – Term 1, 10 % (of the Class Average) for Living Environment – Term 2, and 30 % (of the Class Average) for Chemistry – Term 1, but receive 15 % (of zero) for not completing Chemistry - Term 2, and receive 5 % (of zero) for not completing Physics – Term 1. Once again, this naturally gives preference to upperclassmen.
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2 % |
18 % |
70 % |
10 % |
AP Chemistry |
PSAT
2% - Math |
REGS & SERP
4% - Living Envi Regents (SXRK)
7% - Chemistry Regents (SXRX)
5% - Math A Regents (MXRA)
2% - S.E.R.P. (SCOR) |
CLASS AVERAGES
10% - Living Environment 1 (S$1)
10% - Living Environment 2 (S$2)
30% - Chemistry 1 (SC1)
15% - Chemistry 2 (SC2)
5% - Physics 1 (SP1) |
TEACHER RECOMMENDATION
Rating: 0-100 |
EXAMPLE #2
Example #2 involves two students, a Sophomore and a Junior, who wish to apply for the same Advanced Placement Chemistry course. Please take the time to examine how both their final power scores were calculated and the significance of 71.0% vs. 85.44%. *
Sophomore |
Grade Received |
Power Score |
Junior |
Grade Received |
Power Score |
2 % - PSAT |
Math - 100 |
2 % |
2 % - PSAT |
Math - 100 |
2 % |
4% - Living Envi Regents
7% - Chemistry Regents
5% - Math A Regents |
100 (Liv Env)
Didn’t take yet.
100 (Math A) |
4 %
0 %
5 % |
4% - Living Envir Regents
7% - Chemistry Regents
5% - Math A Regents |
100 (Liv Env)
97 (Chem Reg)
90 (Math A Reg) |
4 %
6.79 %
4.5 % |
2 % - SERP |
Didn’t take. |
0 % |
2 % - SERP |
Didn’t take. |
0 % |
10% - Living Envir 1
10% - Living Envir 2
30% - Chemistry 1
15% - Chemistry 2
5% - Physics 1 |
100 (Living Env. 1)
100 (Living Env. 2)
100 (Chemistry 1)
Not complete yet.
Didn’t take yet. |
10 %
10 %
30 %
0 %
0 % |
10% - Living Envir 1
10% - Living Envir 2
30% - Chemistry 1
15% - Chemistry 2
5% - Physics 1 |
100 (Living Env. 1)
100 (Living Env. 2)
100 (Chemistry 1)
90 (Chemistry 2)
93 (Physics 1) |
10 %
10 %
30 %
13.5 %
4.65 % |
10 % - Teacher Rec. |
100 |
10 % |
10 % - Teacher Rec. |
100 |
10 % |
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Power Score: |
71.0 % |
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Power Score: |
* 85.44 % |
* On the list of candidates for the AP Chemistry class, the Junior with a 85.44 % power score will rank higher than the Sophomore.
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