College Counseling News
Sandia Prep Featured in The Washington Post Article "Eager for Flexibility, A Handful of Schools Drop AP"
Every year since 1999, Bruce G. Hammond, Director of College Counseling at Sandia Preparatory School in Albuquerque, has convened a meeting at the annual conference of the National Association for College Admission Counseling called the Non-AP/AP Concerns Interest Group. Attendance has fluctuated between six and 30 people, he said. "The number of schools intrigued by the idea of dropping AP far outnumbers those which actually go through with it because of the intense pressure that can be brought to bear by the parents," Hammond said.
Sandia Prep Featured in The New York Times Article "Demoting Advanced Placement"
“People nationwide are recognizing what an inhuman obstacle course college admission is, and a big element of that is A.P.,” said Bruce Hammond, Director of College Counseling at Sandia Preparatory School in Albuquerque, which dropped A.P. courses a few years ago.