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1、APtestsandadmissions作者:JayMathews来源:WashingtonPost,The.03/05/2012.文献类型:Article摘要:ColumnistJayMathewsexplainshowtomakethehecticworldofAdvancedPlacementcoursesworkforyou.InacolumnfortheLocalLivingsectionlastmonth,IdiscussedwhatIcalledfivebadideasaboutcollegeadmissions,i
2、ncluding"themoreAdvancedPlacementorInternationalBaccalaureatecoursesandtests,thebetter."[ABSTRACTFROMPUBLISHER]入藏编号:wapo.7d8b6130-640a-11e1-a2f2-468e819f2777翻译全文:HTML全文ListenSelect:ColumnistJayMathewsexplainshowtomakethehecticworldofAdvancedPlacementcoursesworkforyou.
3、InacolumnfortheLocalLivingsectionlastmonth,IdiscussedwhatIcalledfivebadideasaboutcollegeadmissions,including"themoreAdvancedPlacementorInternationalBaccalaureatecoursesandtests,thebetter."Iwrotethat"selectivecollegesexpectapplicantstoenrollinthreetofiveAP,IBorsimilarc
4、ollege-levelcoursesandtakethefinalexams.IfyoulikeAP,taking12ofthemwon'thurtyoubutconfersnoadvantageoveraclassmatewhotookjustfouranddidwellontheexams."Thisistrueaboutselectivecollegeswhereadmissionismostlyluck,butImissedsomething.Ishouldhavewarnedstudentswhodon'ttakeas
5、manyAPsorIBsastheirhighschoolclassmatesthattheymaybeatadisadvantagewhenapplyingtobigstateuniversitiesandothercollegesthatdon'thavemuchtimetorevieweachapplication.SohowdoesastudentavoidtakingdifficultAPcoursesheorshedoesn'twantorneedjusttobecompetitive?Itrequirestherig
6、htstrategyandattitude,bothhardtoachieve.ThenumberofhighschoolstudentstakingAP,IB,AdvancedInternationalCertificateofEducationandlocalcollegecourseshasbeenrising.Collegeadmissionsofficersbelievethosecoursespreparestudentsbetterthanregularhighschoolcoursesforhighereducat
7、ion.Theytellapplicantsthatiftheirhighschoolshavesuchcourses,theyshouldtakethem.TheadmissionspeopleaddthatifyourschooloffersonlyfiveAPcourses,theydon'texpectyoutohaveasmanyonyourtranscriptasastudentataschoolthatoffers25.ButyouweakenyourcaseifyourAPcoursetakingisnotinst
8、epwithclassmatesapplyingtoyourfavoritecollege.JodiSiegel,aCollegeBoundeducationalconsultantinPotomac,sharedwithmeherAPinsigh
