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AP classes at Gunderson High School have undergone many changes over the last couple of years. AP is offered to juniors and seniors for courses such as English, History, Science, and Foreign Language.

Unfortunately, that is a small amount of AP classes. The main reason for such a lack of these classes is student hesitance. Some students decide not to take AP classes since they are not interested in attending a four-year college. Another reason that AP classes are shunned is the difficulty of the courses. Mrs. Quinn, AP literature, says, “AP and accelerated have a lot more work and reading than the mainstream classes”, sadly this is true and it turns students away from enrolling in advanced classes. Despite the difficulty of the classes they are open to all students regardless of GPA. Also an $85 fee is required to take the final AP test, all though some students believe the charge is unnecessary Ms. Jeannette Harding stated, “It costs a lot of money to process the tests”. In case of sophomores there are only two choices, mainstream or accelerated. This has resulted in an overall lack of interest from sophomores in previous years. Instead of AP Gunderson, adapted to accelerated classes which are used to prepare students for AP in there junior and senior years.

There are three different types of advanced classes: AP for juniors and seniors, honors for juniors not quite ready for AP, and accelerated for sophomores is a prep class for AP or honors. Each of these classes has a similar curriculum and speed, yet they are far from being the same classes. These classes affect GPA differently, in some school districts students receive a one-point boost for their GPA for example, an A is usually worth four points in a mainstream class but in an AP or honors class an A is worth five points, sadly San Jose Unified School District does not allow this GPA boost. Each class also supplies a certain amount of leverage when applying for colleges. Consider this, a college is looking at two applicants both students have 4.0 GPA’s, they both have plenty of extra-curricular activities, but one had all AP classes while the other had all mainstream classes. Which one would the college most likely choose?

Overall, taking an AP class will show colleges that have taken a rigorous course and will consequently improve your chances. Know your limits but don't be afraid push them.