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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]What is missing from these posts is that there was significant grade inflation for the class of 2022 with their junior year online.[/b]  Junior year is where the rubber meets the road and kids can do well in 5-6 APs or they don't.  If everyone did well there is nothing to distinguish someone who got a 4.0 because of online and cheating vs. hard work and intelligence.  Now put all these kids with similar GPAs together, with or without tests, and the highest applicant numbers in history and this is what happens.  I hope it works itself out for next year![/quote]

YES!

I don't even have a dog in this fight but am a teacher.  Let's say in a normal year 10% of kids got straight As.  Last year it was like 70% at our school. We were told to be super lenient.  The district I teach in (DCPS) did not even give out grades lower than a B.  So kids who did the work (in any way, shape or form) got As.  The rest (who did nothing) got Bs. 
Extrapolate this to an entire district of kids and you have a lot of A students.  Thousands.[/quote]

I wonder if universities looked more closely at AP scores if students submitted them. If you got an A in an AP course but a 2 on related the AP exam, maybe that said something? [/quote]

Having a kid in process, I think you should have to submit AP scores if you take AP classes.  Only feels fair to get credit for taking a rigorous class you should have to do well on the exam.[/quote]

A lot of (Most?) high schools only fully fund AP exams for kids who qualify for free meals. All the other kids have to pay $89+ per exam. So I’m not on board with requiring the exams unless they’re free. [/quote]

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