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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Moving the discussion along.....

So, we know that some schools have higher AP pass rates and others have lower rates.  For what purposes does it matter if kids pass the AP exams?  Yes, I know they can get college credit if they get a 4 or 5 on the exams.... but my understanding is that a lot of kids plan to take those same classes in college.  So, maybe kids in some schools just say "whatever" to the AP exams b/c they don't really care if they pass or not.

I'm already assuming my kids aren't getting into UVA or WM.  So, if we're looking at GMU/JMU/Mary Wash/OOS big universities.... and my kids are taking some AP classes ... does passing the AP exam make any difference?

And can we just skip the arguments about who is going to be prepared to deal with diversity in college or who is going to be over their heads with the college academics?  I mean really -- kids in FCPS are familiar with diversity regardless of where they go to school (at least mine are) and when we're talking about typical universities (not HPY), kids who take several AP classes in HS are going to be prepared.

So, I wonder -- maybe those passrate (although discouraging at the lower SES schools) don't really matter much at all for anything?[/quote]

Bingo. 
No guarantees. Pass rates are pretty irrelevant. Diversity is everywhere. Your kid is unique and you try and place them where they will thrive. The acceptance stats are the same at all schools. Approx 30% go to UVA. [/quote]

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