As of this summer, the College Board offers AP courses in seven different foreign languages: Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin and Spanish. Not only is Spanish the most studied foreign ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the college admission process and how it affects families. According to a recent NPR report, nearly 3 million high school ...

GREENACRES, Fla. — Now more than ever students are realizing the importance of advanced placement courses in grade school. During the current pandemic, AP courses are giving those students who pass ...

Native speakers are packing college-level Spanish and Chinese language classes and acing their AP tests at rates far higher than their English-speaking peers. In Maryland, Virginia and D.C., public ...

Many people often think that by taking Advanced Placement (AP) classes that they might get ahead in college, get credit, or may look better to colleges. Often times, that is not the case. AP courses ...

Schneider answered every multiple-choice question correctly and earned full points on the free-response section of the exam. When told of this honor, Schneider was humbled and grateful for the ...

The College Board has been in the headlines repeatedly over the last year. The nonprofit’s Advanced Placement courses—which look good on college applications and offer students a chance to score ...

Placement into your courses in college can be scary. You might be wondering, “How do advisors decide which courses I belong in?” You might also be thinking, "I already have college credit from dual ...

Sarah Tropp entered Trumbull High School four years ago with a plan. "I wanted to challenge myself and make sure I took the most rigorous courses available," said the 18-year-old who will graduate ...