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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You do realize that if you want to learn something you can just buy a text book and read it through without being in a class[/quote]

That is the opposite of what is being said here.  Don't read the text.  Drop the AP classes.  Take lower level, less challenging classes.

Suit yourselves.  Sounds like a big mistake to me.  For every story put out there about some kid that dropped down to lower level academics to spend more time playing soccer for spectacular results, I can show you a thousand that are now driving for Amazon or selling used cars or monitoring the playground at lunch.  [/quote]

No. You can’t. You wish you could since you have a chip in your shoulder about sports. Show me 1 person who is an academy level player who had their college commitment taken away because they dropped AP classes.[/quote]

Why are you skipping over the content of the education.  If you are taking high level courses for the sake of taking high level courses then who cares?  Drop them.   If you are taking them because you need that information to then take the next level course in that subject and advance your knowledge and education, do not drop them.[/quote]

Many here are focusing on the AP courses, but that was only one scenario that OP posited.  She also said that some parents deliberately moved/chose an easier school with less academic demands to allow more time to devote to athletics.  I think there are two parallel conversations going on here and many of those debating aren't connecting on the actual topic.

So, yes, you can take a less rigorous academic schedule by not taking AP classes.  However, if you are downgrading your child's school for a less challenging academic curriculum, then you are doing your child a disservice.  Even in collegiate programs, scholarship athletes are expected to uphold a certain grade point level.  If your child is behind academically due to a lesser high school curriculum, (s)he will be struggling more in college to keep up that college GPA to maintain the scholarship and stay in the athletic program.  [/quote]

moving to a worse high school can actually be useful for college admissions. It’s easier to get noticed by admissions offices even without the assistance of your sport if you are an A student at West Potomac than if you are an A student at TJ or at St. Albans. [/quote]

Please folks. Gaming admissions like this does not happen at top schools (perhaps you should move to South Dakota if you think crap like this matters - it really doesnt move the needle). And if you think you are doing your kid any favors by pulling this nonsense, then you clearly don’t understand that (1) college is essentially high school now, (2) where you go to undergrad doesn’t matter that much compared to performance, tests and recs for grad school, and (3) a lot of the latter is driven by your training and self discipline every step of the way. There are no shortcuts or room for taking time or semesters or years off tough work. Those days were over long ago. So your kids need to bear down and carry their load or find satisfaction in a less fulfilling line of work. [/quote]

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