Forty Escuela Americana students have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional academic achievement on AP Exams that were given in May 2008.

The College Board's Advanced Placement Program^® (AP^®) provides motivated and academically prepared students with the opportunity to take rigorous college-level courses while still in high school, and to earn college credit, advanced placement, or both for successful performance on the AP Exams.  About 18 percent of the 1.6 million students worldwide who took AP Exams performed at a sufficiently high level to earn also an AP Scholar Award.

The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on students’ performance on AP Exams. 

At Escuela Americana:

            Ten students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams. 

            Nine students qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. 

            Twenty-one students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Exams with grades of 3 or higher. 

Of this year’s award recipients at Escuela Americana, 14 are sophomores or juniors.  These students have at least one more year in which to complete college-level work and possibly earn a higher-level AP Scholar Award.

Through 37 different college-level courses and exams, AP provides motivated and academically prepared students with the opportunity to earn college credit or advanced placement and stand out in the college admissions process.  Each exam is developed by a committee of college and university faculty and AP teachers, ensuring that our exams are aligned with the same high standards expected by college faculty at some of the world’s leading liberal arts and research institutions.  AP is accepted by more than 3,600 colleges and universities worldwide for college credit, advanced placement, or both based on successful AP Exam grades.  This includes more than 90 percent of four-year institutions in the United States.  In El Salvador, Escuela Superior de Economía y Negocios (ESEN) recognizes AP Exam grades in its admissions process.   Research consistently shows that AP students who score a 3 or higher on AP Exams (bases on a scale from 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest) typically experience greater academic success in college and higher graduation rates than students who do not participate in AP.