How many AP classes is considered rigorous?

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Nerd fight!!

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Anonymous wrote:My kid had 14 APs and 7 post-APs and that is considered the most rigorous for this high school.

Can you list these classes? I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around what this schedule would have looked like over 4 years.

It has been several years and I am going off my memory so I may have left out 1 or 2 courses but:

APs: AP Comp Sci, AP Cal BC, AP Stat, AP Bio, AP Chem, AP Spanish, AP Physics M/EM, AP Econ Micro, AP Econ Macro, AP US Hist, AP English, AP Spanish Lit, AP US Govt.

Post APs: Linear Algebra, Multi, Diffy (DE), Complex Variables, DNA Science I, DNA Science II, Orgo, Machine Learning (ML) I, ML II, Artificial Intelligence (AI) I, AI II.

This is a school like TJ I imagine. Most HSs do not offer the Post APs listed above.

PP who listed the courses: One correction, it was 'Parallel Computing" I & II as opposed to "Machine Learning" I & II'.

Then you’re not from at least FCPS. Almost none of your non-math post AP classes would appear on FCPS transcripts. School district that included those?

You think you are being smart aren't you? Going over what courses are available for TJ etc. Well well. You are not smart as you think you are. "Parallel Computing" class may not be available currently at TJ but it was offered as post ap CS several years ago.

Do better next time.

Mhm. AI? Enuf said.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid had 14 APs and 7 post-APs and that is considered the most rigorous for this high school.

Can you list these classes? I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around what this schedule would have looked like over 4 years.

It has been several years and I am going off my memory so I may have left out 1 or 2 courses but:

APs: AP Comp Sci, AP Cal BC, AP Stat, AP Bio, AP Chem, AP Spanish, AP Physics M/EM, AP Econ Micro, AP Econ Macro, AP US Hist, AP English, AP Spanish Lit, AP US Govt.

Post APs: Linear Algebra, Multi, Diffy (DE), Complex Variables, DNA Science I, DNA Science II, Orgo, Machine Learning (ML) I, ML II, Artificial Intelligence (AI) I, AI II.

I would consider that to be rigorous.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid had 14 APs and 7 post-APs and that is considered the most rigorous for this high school.

Can you list these classes? I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around what this schedule would have looked like over 4 years.

It has been several years and I am going off my memory so I may have left out 1 or 2 courses but:

APs: AP Comp Sci, AP Cal BC, AP Stat, AP Bio, AP Chem, AP Spanish, AP Physics M/EM, AP Econ Micro, AP Econ Macro, AP US Hist, AP English, AP Spanish Lit, AP US Govt.

Post APs: Linear Algebra, Multi, Diffy (DE), Complex Variables, DNA Science I, DNA Science II, Orgo, Machine Learning (ML) I, ML II, Artificial Intelligence (AI) I, AI II.

I would consider that to be rigorous.

Hmmm... I don't know. Looks like they skipped out on AP World History and only took 1 AP English? I think that downgrades to an "almost rigorous" rating in AOs' opinions, and the student will not have much of a chance at T20 schools.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid had 14 APs and 7 post-APs and that is considered the most rigorous for this high school.

Can you list these classes? I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around what this schedule would have looked like over 4 years.

It has been several years and I am going off my memory so I may have left out 1 or 2 courses but:

APs: AP Comp Sci, AP Cal BC, AP Stat, AP Bio, AP Chem, AP Spanish, AP Physics M/EM, AP Econ Micro, AP Econ Macro, AP US Hist, AP English, AP Spanish Lit, AP US Govt.

Post APs: Linear Algebra, Multi, Diffy (DE), Complex Variables, DNA Science I, DNA Science II, Orgo, Machine Learning (ML) I, ML II, Artificial Intelligence (AI) I, AI II.

I would consider that to be rigorous.

Hmmm... I don't know. Looks like they skipped out on AP World History and only took 1 AP English? I think that downgrades to an "almost rigorous" rating in AOs' opinions, and the student will not have much of a chance at T20 schools.

TJ students cannot take AP World History and also cannot take AP English until senior year. This student clearly has a chance at top 10 according to the rigor of the schedule depending on the grades. TJ students also take many TJ specific required courses that are "Honors' level but very rigorous.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid had 14 APs and 7 post-APs and that is considered the most rigorous for this high school.

Can you list these classes? I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around what this schedule would have looked like over 4 years.

It has been several years and I am going off my memory so I may have left out 1 or 2 courses but:

APs: AP Comp Sci, AP Cal BC, AP Stat, AP Bio, AP Chem, AP Spanish, AP Physics M/EM, AP Econ Micro, AP Econ Macro, AP US Hist, AP English, AP Spanish Lit, AP US Govt.

Post APs: Linear Algebra, Multi, Diffy (DE), Complex Variables, DNA Science I, DNA Science II, Orgo, Machine Learning (ML) I, ML II, Artificial Intelligence (AI) I, AI II.

I would consider that to be rigorous.

Hmmm... I don't know. Looks like they skipped out on AP World History and only took 1 AP English? I think that downgrades to an "almost rigorous" rating in AOs' opinions, and the student will not have much of a chance at T20 schools.

TJ students cannot take AP World History and also cannot take AP English until senior year. This student clearly has a chance at top 10 according to the rigor of the schedule depending on the grades. TJ students also take many TJ specific required courses that are "Honors' level but very rigorous.

No sarcasm allowed on the Friday after Thanksgiving?

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What is a post-AP? Is it offered at the HS or a college nearby? My kid goes to a private in another state that offers no APs so I don’t know the AP lingo.

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Anonymous wrote:What is a post-AP? Is it offered at the HS or a college nearby? My kid goes to a private in another state that offers no APs so I don’t know the AP lingo.

Post-AP generally means they offer classes that are considered even more advanced than the highest AP-level course. As an example, a HS may offer linear algebra and/or multivariable calculus (typically college-level) for students that have already completed AP Calc BC. Many of the STEM magnet schools offer these post-APs.

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Are you able to get college credit for post AP courses?

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Anonymous wrote:Are you able to get college credit for post AP courses?

Generally only APs are used for college credit but my son was able to get out of several college intro classes and was able to graduate in 3 years using both AP credits and post-AP classes to skip some college classes.

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Anonymous wrote:Are you able to get college credit for post AP courses?

Depends...sometimes the post-AP are taken as Dual-Enrollment with a local university. That said, you don't necessarily get college credit (unless you decide to actually attend that university for college), but you usually don't have to take that equivalent class at the university at which the kid attends (but you still have to fulfill a credit somewhere).

If you take the class at your HS, then I am fairly certain you don't receive college credit.

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Anonymous wrote:DC took 10 at Langley and was not considered “most rigorous”.

Did they tell you why? It should be transparent. Was it the number? Or did your DC not take an AP in one of the core areas?

No, but I think we can safely assume it was no AP foreign language. No one explained that “4 years” means “4 years of the same language” and DC changed languages. This was a mistake I wish someone has talked to them about because it was a big strike at three of their desired schools and had they understood this, they would have made a different choice.

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my three kids took between 12-16 each. middle kid 12, youngest 16, oldest 15

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Anonymous wrote:Public schools kids often have way more APs on their record than private school kids. It's doesn't equate to a better education or a more rigorous course load.

Our private school did away with all APs in recent years as did several other top privates throughout northeast. They wanted more leeway to teach what they felt was important and not "teach for the test." Did not affect college placement whatsoever.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2018/06/18/several-well-known-private-schools-in-the-d-c-area-are-scrapping-advanced-placement-classes/

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Not does it touch on this topic