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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think that would be tremendously boring...they are basically the same class. APUSH doesnt go much deeper, just teaches more to the test. [/quote]

+1 I think US History is a bad example. But it's not uncommon at my kids HS for a student to take regular psychology and then AP psychology. The regular class is a fairly light overview with a lot of focus on mental health and learning, things that are very relatable for the students. AP goes deeper and has a big research component. Same with other sciences -- you are required to take honors biology or honors chemistry before taking the AP class.[/quote]
OP here. APUSH was just an example, but it would apply to what you stated: psych, chem, bio..

Our school doesn't require taking the regular class before you take the AP class, though. So, I'm wondering how colleges would view that.

As for rigor, while AP classes are generally more rigorous than non AP classes, I do think that the fact that it's in the same subject would make it less rigorous, but again, IDK for sure how colleges would view it.[/quote]

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