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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No, yes, and no. Selective colleges do expect straight As, or for AP classes, Bs. The question is whether a student has better choose an easier class where they can get an A, or a harder class where they might get a B or C.

My son with LDs, ADHD and ASD took a dozen AP classes, but maybe 9 exams, of which maybe 7 were reported to colleges, because he had mostly 5s. He did not report anything 3 or below, and he did not take any senior-year AP exams except 2: he had already picked his university by then, and he knew that they would allow him to skip the introductory class for those, but not the others.

So essentially taking AP classes, and reporting the best scores, was mostly to maximize his college admission chances, and secondarily for college advancement/credit. He tried to take as many AP classes as possible, and take as many exams that he thought he would do well on.
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How did your child do with admissions?[/quote]

Well enough. He only had academics, not anything else to speak of, because of his low processing speed. He got into one of his 3 reaches, and all the rest, which included his safety, UMD, which offered him a spot in an Honors college. He ended up declining the reach and going to George Washington instead, because he wants to major in International Affairs and they guaranteed 20K in merit aid every year.
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