For decades, high school students hoping to attend the most selective colleges in the country have received the same recommendation: Take the most rigorous courses possible. And over that time, ...

Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misstated the percent of students Truman Bennet falls in. He is among 0.006% of students to achieve a perfect score on the exam this year ...

A North Atlanta High School student is one of just six students in the world to earn a perfect score on a 2017 Advanced Placement calculus exam. The College Board, which administers AP tests, ...