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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It will look like they were aiming for a GPA bump by taking an easier class. At more selective universities, they'll notice and think less well of the applicant than their classmate who took in-person APUSH. [/quote]

These are anecdotes, not facts. As an example, there’s also a perception that students with accommodations are “gaming the system” to get extra time on exams, but making that assumption would require admissions officers to apply it uniformly and that’s simply not realistic. With tens of thousands of applications to review, admissions offices are unlikely to engage in that level of granular scrutiny.  In reality, raw metrics such as GPA, SAT scores, and AP coursework are likely screened first, often using some form of automated or AI-assisted process. Even then, trying to flag or penalize online coursework would be impractical and ineffective. Many schools across the country do not offer certain AP classes in person, leaving students no choice but to take them online. The same is true for homeschooled students, who routinely complete coursework online.  Screening for this at a national scale is cumbersome and yields little meaningful value. A student could, for example, legitimately take a course online to free up space in their schedule for another in-person class.

Parents need to stop presenting speculative anecdotes as facts. This kind of misinformation is fueling unnecessary panic around college admissions and contributing to the unhealthy frenzy we see today ... one that ultimately harms kids the most.[/quote]

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