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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As an Asian-American, the bar is the highest for my kid.  With grade inflation at school there is no way they can differentiate between my student and others based on just GPA anymore.  I like SAT/ACT, SAT Subject Exams, AP/IB as an impartial, race-blind way to quantify academic achievement.  I am all for it because there is nothing better right now.   I do not look at AP and IB as a way to earn college credit, rather I see it as a signaling device to the admission committee of the most selective colleges and courses for my kid.  God knows, we can afford to pay full tuition...in a state school...LOL. [/quote]

[b]For in-state public colleges GPA and SATs are pretty much all you need[/b], regardless of race. Sorry your child isn't interesting enough to get into a school you can brag about. [/quote]

Where in the world did you hear that?  This is so incorrect.  You would not get into any of the better state colleges if you didn't take any APs even with perfect gpa (unless you went to a school that didn't offer any AP, obviously).  UVA, WM, Mich, UNC, Ga Tech, UCLA...  All of these schools have an ave gpa over 4.0.  How would you ever get that without taking any APs?  In our schools Naviance, the counselor write up for Ga Tech specifically says "Number of APs matter!"  I don't know which state college you're child is at but clearly not a very good one.   [/quote]

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