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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The SLACs and Ivies my kid has been considering all require 2, not 3, SAT IIs.

The APs and SAT IIs can seem a bit redundant. For example, kids have the option of taking SAT II World History in addition to AP World History.  And SAT II English in addition to AP English Composition and AP English. And SAT II French/Spanish in addition AP French/Spanish. And SAT II US Govt in addition to AP US Govt. And so on....

It's true the APs are designed for placement and credit. But at the elite colleges -- the same colleges that require SAT IIs -- they don't serve that purpose, because elite colleges often don't let you use APs for placement and credit. For these highly selective colleges (the ones that want SAT IIs) the main purpose of taking APs is to help with admissions, because elite colleges like to see kids are taking the most difficult courses possible, and also kids send in their 5s with their applications.
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Mostly agree, except that many top schools do accept ap scores for course credit.[/quote]

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