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This document is a study of the correlation between Advanced Placement tests scores of students in high school and their success in the first semester of their University life. This study shows that AP test scores better document the capabilities of a student as opposed to the outdated class ranking systems that high schools have adopted. The study stated that "Regardless of ethnicity, gender, class rank or SAT score, students with advanced placement earned higher first semester college GPAs than their counterparts with similar high school academic characteristics, but who lacked advanced placement credit". This document shows that AP test scores are a better indicator of academic achievement than any other score or category that the students fall into.