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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It seems like a big mess and I’m guessing the private schools are regretting their stance on AP courses. Now we are all stuck with it.[/quote]

I really don’t think the privates that got rid of APs have any regrets.[/quote]
Sounds like a lot of the parents whose kids attend those privates do have regrets. This has been an interesting thread. I’d be very unhappy with the inconsistent messaging described at GDS if I had a kid there. [/quote]

GDS parent.  We are not happy with it but have been very happy with the school otherwise.  So we appreciate the top notch teachers and rigor and just ignore the messaging on AP exams.  Our DC says most kids they know also sign up for AP exams despite the discouragement, and the school still administers them.   [/quote]

Same. GDS parent here. We have loved the teaching for the most part (especially HS, MS was more variable). The collage office has been pretty good on most things and super bad on this AP issue. It’s left a bad taste in our mouth TBH. This senior class was not told clearly in sophomore year and September junior year what to do on APs. I’m glad some figured it out. Many kids did not and it limited college choices or chances to bypass 100 level college classes. Disappointing [/quote]

Not to feed the flames of paranoia...but since you compete most against other kids at your school applying to colleges, won't the GDS kid who has As in the class and takes 5 APs (and scores high) have a leg-up on the kid who has As in the class and takes 0 APs.  Won't the college think the kid with 0 APs doesn't seem as motivated...or maybe the class isn't as rigorous as they thought and the kid didn't take the APs because they thought they wouldn't score well.

It is crazy to allow this "informal" AP network to continue.  Sure, GDS can tell the colleges the classes are rigorous and that kids are told not to take the AP test...but when the college then receives a bunch of applications with kids taking the AP test, does that not throw the school's explanation out the window?[/quote]

This was not our experience. In the end it all worked out well with college acceptances. But as a family who followed the school's guidance and did not encourage our kid to sign up for AP tests (despite taking the corresponding classes), learning that so many other students were taking them AND that the school profile reports those numbers caused a lot of stress. I agree that the school needs to rethink their approach.[/quote]

I’m glad to hear it worked out well for your kid. We are applying to some upper schools that have gotten rid of AP as well as some schools that still have APs and I’m really so confused about the whole topic. I’m not unsure whether this should be a consideration when it’s time to select a school. [/quote]

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