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Most students finish high school at 18, then college at 22. If they continue on, they can have a doctorate at 26. However, with Advanced Placement (AP) offered by the College Board, students can see graduation sooner by preparing for College while in high school. Here are Dome AP Review’s top 5 reasons to take advantage of AP courses.

1. AP Lets You Gain College Credit Now
   Taking Advanced Placement (AP) courses during high school will help you graduate sooner than the 4 years it traditionally takes college students to graduate. With AP, you are trading more academic rigor for college credit, so take advantage of it.

   CLEP (college Level Examination Program) also offers another way to speed through college by just taking standardized exams in exchange for college credit. Find more information about CLEP Requirements and courses here.

Every year, more and more test takers are taking advantage of the Advanced Placement program. Back in 1998 when the AP program became available, there were 1 million test takers. That number has nearly tripled to 2.7 million test takers in 2008, the greatest number to date. Why have students gravitated to taking courses that have the same rigor of a college course?

The answer is simple. These students are college bound. By taking a course that matches the level of rigor of a college level course, they are gaining college credit and are not required to retake the same course in college. This means they can graduate faster and move on to more academically challenging courses sooner. They are also wowing admissions officers to select them for the limited openings for top schools.

So what AP courses and exams are these students taking?