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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They had dropped the AP courses a few years ago (collusion case successfully brought by DOJ as a result of this as we all remember).

Now GDS just announced that they are dropping AP testing

"Over the last year, our team has been in conversation with dozens of college admissions offices from small liberal arts colleges to large flagship state institutions. In each of these conversations, we have confirmed what we shared with families when GDS moved away from AP courses: For college admissions, there is no advantage to taking AP tests if you attend a high school that does not offer that coursework."

Is this statement true? How about the increasing # of kids who have been applying and matriculating at UK/Ireland/Canadian schools?  How about schools like NYU that actually take AP testing in lieu of SAT/ACT (optional of course).

Something about this decision sits wrong with me...they are making it even harder for the subset of students who dont want to go to SLACs.

Also what about the college credit that some schools - esp. state flagships still offer for AP tests 4+

How's that for GDS equity mission? [/quote]

It's inconvenient, but you can register and take AP tests elsewhere.  Don't understand why GDS needs to make life difficult as I doubt anyone will change their AP approach...in other words, if you have bought their reasoning in the past, you weren't taking...but if you don't you will still figure out how to take.

The wording they use is strange.  The vast majority of small liberal arts colleges accept like 70%+ of their applicants...same for 80% of large flagships.  Are you supposed to assume they mean the Top 10 SLACS and flagships?[/quote]

spot on comment

Classic GDS: make a decision that you think its right but actually further inconveniences parents, everyone still keeps doing the thing and you come up with some bizarre justification as to why it's good for everyone. proctoring AP tests for the 100 kids a year who took them was so low cost. They could have easily kept this. Instead they virtue signal w/ BS logic[/quote]

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