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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]FCPS parents , do you know is ap and de are truly treated the same for UVA and other competitive universities ? School counselor says they are the same in terms of rigor but how do admission officers view them? [/quote] DE is generally regarded as substandard in this area. It's a college course taught by a high school teacher, but without the terminal exam in an AP course. So with the exception of some courses that cannot be found in high school (i.e. multivariate calculus), DE is seen as a cheap way to inflate GPAs since they often convey a bump. It's basically what non-advanced students do to inflate their GPAs, and admissions officers know this. And in the case of something like multivariate calculus, the school will expect the student to retake the class at the actual college level as well. At least this is how my high school senior explained it to me. She got into UVA. No DEs. Did take a bunch of APs, including AP Spanish.[/quote]
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