AP students set for Super Saturday on March 7

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AP exams provide students and their families with a valuable opportunity; the potential to earn college credit by spending about $100 instead of spending several times that amount to earn the credit through a class in college.

With passing rates of AP exams hovering around 20 percent, however, earning college credit isn’t easy.

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