How is the elimination of APs going for your DC

[Anonymous]

Our school eliminated APs recently. They don’t think it impacts college applications .I am not so sure. Every admissions event we go to the AD is talking about rigor and APs in the same sentence. APs seem to be the expected standard.

And they are one of a very few ways schools can do cross comparison across schools. Sure your kid can take the test even if not the class but then they have to study new material outside of class to be ready and who has that kind of time?

If your child is in a school that eliminated APs recently how do you feel that impacted —if at all?

[Anonymous]

We haven’t had a cycle of admissions without the APs yet, so not sure how it will impact that aspect. But kids are already planning to self study for the APs while taking the high rigor non-AP curriculum. To me this is a level up in the college arms race, and is the worst of all worlds. Other than for the teachers who get to design their own non AP curriculum.

[Anonymous]

Not having AP class designations did not affect DD or any of her classmates. Colleges know the school. AP classes are all about breadth and no depth anyway. DD still took AP exams and reviewed a few things on her own and earned 5s on several exams.

[Anonymous]

You should ask the few kids at your school who are on a budget for college what they think. If you can find any.

[Anonymous]

It’s a positive. AP courses are seen as woke by the new administration. Better to not take them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not having AP class designations did not affect DD or any of her classmates. Colleges know the school. AP classes are all about breadth and no depth anyway. DD still took AP exams and reviewed a few things on her own and earned 5s on several exams.

This. Several local privates still support and facilitate their students taking the AP Exams on campus, even though they no longer offer courses labeled "AP".

[Anonymous]

For many schools an applications will not suffer if their school offers no APs. However, if your child wants to take an AP they can "self study" where they study an AP on their own time (usually starting to study in January) and register with a school that both offers the AP and allow students that don't go there to take it. This helps with college cause it shows not only can you take rigorous courses but that you can do it on your own time outside of school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not having AP class designations did not affect DD or any of her classmates. Colleges know the school. AP classes are all about breadth and no depth anyway. DD still took AP exams and reviewed a few things on her own and earned 5s on several exams.

This breadth but no depth trope is BS, by the way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not having AP class designations did not affect DD or any of her classmates. Colleges know the school. AP classes are all about breadth and no depth anyway. DD still took AP exams and reviewed a few things on her own and earned 5s on several exams.

This breadth but no depth trope is BS, by the way.

+1. Also it’s not like college intro classes are particularly deep.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We haven’t had a cycle of admissions without the APs yet, so not sure how it will impact that aspect. But kids are already planning to self study for the APs while taking the high rigor non-AP curriculum. To me this is a level up in the college arms race, and is the worst of all worlds. Other than for the teachers who get to design their own non AP curriculum.

+1

This is already happening at my kid’s school. It’d be better just to have the AP classes.

[Anonymous]

The nice thing with APs is you get credit for college that gives you flexibility in what classes you want to take your freshman year. No need to graduate early but it is nice to have some basic requirements out of the way so your schedule is freed up for more interesting classes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not having AP class designations did not affect DD or any of her classmates. Colleges know the school. AP classes are all about breadth and no depth anyway. DD still took AP exams and reviewed a few things on her own and earned 5s on several exams.

Do you even know anything about AP course content before posting drivel?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not having AP class designations did not affect DD or any of her classmates. Colleges know the school. AP classes are all about breadth and no depth anyway. DD still took AP exams and reviewed a few things on her own and earned 5s on several exams.

Do you even know anything about AP course content before posting drivel?

Actually yes I do because I have a DD at a school with no AP classes and a DS at another private with AP classes. I still stand by the all breadth no depth comment. Also, at the end it doesn't matter, some of the top colleges will not even take AP credit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not having AP class designations did not affect DD or any of her classmates. Colleges know the school. AP classes are all about breadth and no depth anyway. DD still took AP exams and reviewed a few things on her own and earned 5s on several exams.

Do you even know anything about AP course content before posting drivel?

Actually yes I do because I have a DD at a school with no AP classes and a DS at another private with AP classes. I still stand by the all breadth no depth comment. Also, at the end it doesn't matter, some of the top colleges will not even take AP credit.

So the students at your school shouldn’t be self-studying for APs?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not having AP class designations did not affect DD or any of her classmates. Colleges know the school. AP classes are all about breadth and no depth anyway. DD still took AP exams and reviewed a few things on her own and earned 5s on several exams.

Do you even know anything about AP course content before posting drivel?

New poster here - the AP History courses are mostly extended exercises in memorizing flash-card terms and a bit of context on the way. There is such a rush to cover all the units and cram the key words into a kid's brain that little time is left for any depth at all. Ditto AP Human Geography, which is all terminology-centered.

Can't speak to the other fields. I wouldn't take an AP History teaching job if it were offered to me.