AP courses and minority enrollment

 I received this email for Chapel Hill High School. I am sure that the same are being sent to teachers at all the high schools. Over the years I have tried to encourage students to take honors and AP courses. Some minority students won't enroll because they don't want to be the only "minority" student in a class. Other students  won't sign up because they think the course will be too hard or too much work. Many students do sign up. It is interesting that the focus is on the probability of receiving a score of 3 or higher. I've read research that showed that even if students did not receiving a "passing" score of 3 on an AP course, just taking one improved their success in college. I'd be curious to see how enrollment has changed over the last 10 years. The AP exam is taken in May and students receive a score in the summer. Students receive an grade ( and 2 bonus points for their GPA) for the class. FYI: if you want your child to take an AP science course please encourage them to take chemistry in the 10th or 11th grade.