Explain online AP class?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Applying to several T20 Universities. DD took a AP US History online. The transcript will show that it was taken online (FCPS). Does she offer an explanation or better to not draw attention to it? Got an A in the class and a 3 in the exam - imho the teacher did not prepare the students. All other AP tests are 5s.

You are totally overthinking things. I would not explain anything, and I don't think you need to report the 3 either. It's self-reported and I don't think any AO is going to try and see if any scores are missing, given that they spend maybe 10 minutes on an application max and your kid has plenty of 5s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What online platforms are being used? I know of UC Scout operated by the University of California system, but what are the platforms out there that are enabling cheating?

Anne Arundel County used Apex Learning Virtual School for some AP classes last school year.

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Anonymous wrote:Well we will see. My kid is at one of those hard high schools and is getting crushed in AP Lang and there is definitely some regret about not doing this online as it is possible this one class, even with likely getting a 5 on the AP test as the teacher says there is a very high 5 rate, will tank chances at a top school.

AOs want the top grades in the hardest classes and sometimes the only way to do that in those schools to have a mix of online and in person.

I would disregard the bs posts about AOs spending their time trying to deduce whether you cheated or got an "easy A" in an AP class, especially if your kid scores a 5 on the AP test. The amount of total paranoia that this community interjects into the application process is completely absurd. Whether you took the class online or in person will never be THE deciding factor on whether you get into a T25, no matter what nonsense is spewed here by randos on the internet. Do what's best for your kid and if that happens to be an online AP class, then that is what it is. [Also, keep in mind, that kids are coming into the admissions process with 14+ APs, so there's literally no way to do that without taking online AP classes. Princeton shared its stat on the class of '29, in case you're curious. You can search it up.]

A lot of the students applying with 10+ AP scores self-studied for the tests and didn’t take classes for most of them at all. Which is a perfectly legit thing to do if you are trying to use the AP scores for credit in college.

10+ AP scores + more senior year AP scores isn't going to get credit for all those scores. They are are going to pile up into redundant gen ed credit

I don't disagree with this (I posted the comment you responded to). That's why it makes sense to take APs that speak to your actual interest rather than a pile of random APs just to prove "rigor". And when you're intentional about taking APs that speak to your interests and focus for learning, which may require you to take online AP classes, AOs will def count that and it's for a purpose. That's why this whole argument about online APs being punitive in admissions doesn't make sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Online classes invite cheating. Of course kids are cheating in online APs.

FYI - kids are cheating in in-person classes also...

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What online platforms are being used? I know of UC Scout operated by the University of California system, but what are the platforms out there that are enabling cheating?

Anne Arundel County used Apex Learning Virtual School for some AP classes last school year.

Who is administrating the test the public school or UC Scout??

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Anonymous wrote:Well we will see. My kid is at one of those hard high schools and is getting crushed in AP Lang and there is definitely some regret about not doing this online as it is possible this one class, even with likely getting a 5 on the AP test as the teacher says there is a very high 5 rate, will tank chances at a top school.

AOs want the top grades in the hardest classes and sometimes the only way to do that in those schools to have a mix of online and in person.

I would disregard the bs posts about AOs spending their time trying to deduce whether you cheated or got an "easy A" in an AP class, especially if your kid scores a 5 on the AP test. The amount of total paranoia that this community interjects into the application process is completely absurd. Whether you took the class online or in person will never be THE deciding factor on whether you get into a T25, no matter what nonsense is spewed here by randos on the internet. Do what's best for your kid and if that happens to be an online AP class, then that is what it is. [Also, keep in mind, that kids are coming into the admissions process with 14+ APs, so there's literally no way to do that without taking online AP classes. Princeton shared its stat on the class of '29, in case you're curious. You can search it up.]

A lot of the students applying with 10+ AP scores self-studied for the tests and didn’t take classes for most of them at all. Which is a perfectly legit thing to do if you are trying to use the AP scores for credit in college.

10+ AP scores + more senior year AP scores isn't going to get credit for all those scores. They are are going to pile up into redundant gen ed credit

I don't disagree with this (I posted the comment you responded to). That's why it makes sense to take APs that speak to your actual interest rather than a pile of random APs just to prove "rigor". And when you're intentional about taking APs that speak to your interests and focus for learning, which may require you to take online AP classes, AOs will def count that and it's for a purpose. That's why this whole argument about online APs being punitive in admissions doesn't make sense.

Are you talking about taking an online AP that speaks to your interest which is not an option at your school? That’s not what others are talking about.

[Anonymous]

I’m very glad my child took the online class. Allowed him to sleep every other day and kept his grades perfect in other classes.

He did not even take the AP exam as we knew he wouldn’t get a 5. So there’s nothing for schools to see other than the A on the transcript.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Online AP classes are chosen so you can boost your gpa with little to no effort. The kids cheat and have no guilt about this—it is the norm and they freely discuss it. Yes, college admissions officers know this and consider it when assessing rigor and traits like character. Do you think AOs are stupid?

Well, AOs still think nonprofits founded by students are legitimate so...

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Anonymous wrote:What online platforms are being used? I know of UC Scout operated by the University of California system, but what are the platforms out there that are enabling cheating?

Anne Arundel County used Apex Learning Virtual School for some AP classes last school year.

Who is administrating the test the public school or UC Scout??

Do you mean the AP test? My child went to another high school in the county that offered the class in person, for the AP test.