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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It doesn't sound like you're genuinely asking.

I'm currently tutoring several McKinley tech seniors who were quite poorly prepared for post junior year AP STEM examinations.  The families weren't prepared for the student to score 3s when they were expecting 4s-5. Once the students earned 3s, McKinley teachers and admins told these families that these scores were just fine for admissions to selective colleges.  The families didn't buy it.  [b]Two of the student will not apply to college this winter - they're going to apply from gap years, once they've earned better AP scores.  [/b]

Again, UMC buyer beware at McKinley Tech.[/quote]

Whoever gave them this advice is supremely stupid. APs do not have that much sway in the college application process. There had to be other reasons they didn't apply to college. Using APs as an excuse makes no sense. There are million other ways to strengthen an application than re-taking APs. Just the dumbest thing I've ever heard. And I've actually got a kid at an Ivy who graduated from DCPS and we are Black.[/quote]

+1. APs don't have sway in the application process. Most kids take the most challenging APs senior year, as a way to get college credit. that's what it's useful for. and I say this is a former AP scholar who came into college with sophomore standing, largely from results on APs tests that i took May of senior year, when I was already enrolled in my college.[/quote]

Dream on.  When I applied to my alma mater, applicants were routinely admitted with one or two AP scores in the 3s.  Flash forward more than 30s years and most applicants submit at least half a dozen AP scores in the 4s and 5s.  Moreover, when I applied, nearly 20% of applicants were admitted. Now the admissions rate is less than 7%.  Same story at most highly selective colleges. [/quote]

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