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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a DD who does well in a subject but has overall trouble managing a heavy workload. She has the option of taking AP English Lit junior year, but isn’t sure. Anyone have advice on how much an AP matters for college applications? 
She has two APs already (one sophomore and one junior year not including English). 
TIA[/quote]

So much of this is "it depends". Upthread responses have given some examples - it depends on the schools she's targeting, it depends on what her peers take (those are her first comparision points in the college admissions process), it depends what she can manage (don't take the AP and get a C), it depends what she might major in, etc., etc. There are schools in the DMV where taking 10-15 APs is considered relatively "normal" so if she was at one of those schools, yes, only taking 2-3 APs would put her in a different bucket than the 10-15 AP kids when it comes to college admissions.

So here's how I've tackled this as a parent, OP. I try to be knowledgeable about the options, but I parent the kid I have. I want to know if the high fliers are taking 10-15 APs, but wouldn't dream of pushing my kid into the same bucket because they wouldn't succeed there. [/quote]

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