You made it possible for kids to take AP classes and earn college credits.

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He takes a full boat of courses, a few AP classes and pre-calculus, English and Spanish II.

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They made it possible for students to take AP classes or vocational courses.

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More kids are taking AP classes and college prep classes.

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High school students in particular are facing greater academic pressure and college competition than ever before, and all those AP classes and extracurricular activities can eat into sleep time.

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In one respect it is even more extensive and demanding: AP classes are typically in one subject, targeted at only the best high school students, and designed to produce maximum results on a single year-end SAT test.

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By using Apex, a school could avoid the cost of hiring a teacher to conduct AP English classes, for example, but could still offer these advanced classes.

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Enrolled Penn students who complete the online option can take a departmental exam to prove their knowledge and pass into higher-level math classes, just as they can after finishing an AP class.

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