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[quote=Anonymous]Anyone from MCPS recently done an exchange semester or year abroad? Our HS is AP, not IB. How did things work out for credits and gpa and highly selective college admissions? My kid is interested but it seems so rigid with credits and I have some GPA concerns. I feel like it’s risky getting a lowered gpa (seemingly inevitable in a new language), especially for UMD and other large flagships. And lowered AP count for all schools. Any experience? I’m thinking a gap year post graduation would be preferred but I want to see if people are navigating this successfully, especially as language skill acquisition would be better younger. I think it would either need to be sophomore spring or all of junior year. Preferably the former (to me) to not miss all the AP classes and credits. 
What classes did your child receive or not receive credit for? It seems like US History and English (unless you take abroad as a second language?) are out. Math might have some coverage gaps. Did they get honors credit for classes taken abroad?[/quote]

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