ap成绩在申请美国顶尖名校时有用（AP scores are useful in applying for top American schools）.doc

ap成绩在申请美国顶尖名校时有用（AP scores are useful in applying for top American schools） AP scores are useful in applying for top American schools At the beginning of the new semester, another round of market exam training abroad. The study abroad family noted that there were still faces in many trainings -- the AP test. In fact, the reason why there is no SAT and TOEFL fame ring, because the AP results only in the United States to apply for top schools useful, limited audience. Study abroad experts pointed out that in the past two years, with the domestic top elite students continue to increase, AP this new term in the training market gradually popular. However, the families of students may not know, now this operation for half a century of course is to fall. Since February, the university board of America has launched the AP curriculum revision program in the United States. It is expected that by the 2014 to 2015 academic year, students will be tested on the new syllabus. The purpose of the new AP is: heavy courses and light tests. Domestic excellent international students should be prepared in advance. AP because of a heinous difficulty and top school admission hook, and disdain for the market test. However, critics point out that AP has been a hindrance to students interest in scientific discovery According to Massachusetts, a biology teacher recalled that 30 years ago, she began to teach high school biology, at that time, AP has biological subjects daunting -- 36 chapters, 870 pages, in-depth study of a large number of cells and gene containing. Now she is facing become aggravated, a book has 56 chapters, 1400 pages of books, and a large number of animation video and network auxiliary materials. Even more frightening, all tongue twister terminology, microscopic findings, will be the subject of the exam, which is closely related to who can be admitted to the top universities and who will get college credit ahead of time. The American AP curriculum is difficult because it pro