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Direct linkCasement, William – Academic Questions, 2003
Advanced Placement allows a student to apply credits he has acquired in high school to waive basic academic college requirements. It has broad appeal, and by 2003 a million American students were participating. William Casement argues that, despite its popularity, the decreasing selectivity of the program, the immaturity of the high school…
Descriptors: High Schools, Advanced Placement, Credits, High School Students
