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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For selective colleges and  universities what matters is the cumulative number of rigorous courses you take, which is generally rewarded with a GPA bump.

What matters is how your student performs relative to their peers at their own school. Colleges have always found a way to adapt and identify the students that they feel with succeed and contribute at their institution. This won't be much different.

I also disagree that 'most schools' have made this shift, at least not yet.[/quote]

Yes, but now those kids who are taking the rigorous courses are more likely to be making A's   And yes, I would say at least over half of schools have made this shift, and the rest will be following soon - it is very much in vogue and in educational circles is considered "best practices".  I'm a former teacher and current sahm who keeps up with this stuff. [/quote]

Well they could then substitute AP and IB (projected) scores to differentiate among students, rather than only using those for placement down the road. Another option would be SAT subject tests, which some students already do to prove that they really have learned US history or physics or whatever. [/quote]

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