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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]ASK MCPS WHETHER THEY WILL ACCEPT THIS AS SUBSTITUTION FOR THE GRADUATION REQUIREMENT IN THAT CLASS.

This happened to a family we know. Kid took AP Bio in 8th because they're passionate about that subject, and MCPS refuses to accept the class/exam they took as a substitute for the graduation requirement. [b]Kid will have to retake AP Bio sometime in their high school career. [/b]Family is completely bummed. Kid participates in outside competitions in biology, got the top score on the exam, is generally an excellent student, etc... but no dice.

Also, for college admissions, I read somewhere that APs count only if they're taken in the past 4 years, which would exclude courses taken in middle school. But maybe that depends on the college.

My high schooler is bored, too, OP, if it's any consolation. She's on track to take 14 APs and it's still too easy. But doing things early is sometimes not the answer, so please do your due diligence. A better solution would be to find interesting extra-curriculars in which to shine...

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PP - thank you. can they take the more advanced bio classes to satisfy that requirement? like, electives that have AP bio as a prerequisite?

this is basically the motivation for my child - that they would be able to jump into more advanced classes that seem interesting to them. [/quote]

I will ask the parent. It's hard to fit the science stuff kids want to do, even when taking Health in the summer, because of the double periods and the prereqs. [/quote]

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