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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They had dropped the AP courses a few years ago (collusion case successfully brought by DOJ as a result of this as we all remember).

Now GDS just announced that they are dropping AP testing

"Over the last year, our team has been in conversation with [b]dozens of college admissions offices from small liberal arts colleges to large flagship state institutions[/b]. In each of these conversations, we have confirmed what we shared with families when GDS moved away from AP courses: For college admissions, there is no advantage to taking AP tests if you attend a high school that does not offer that coursework."

[b]Is this statement true[/b]? How about the increasing # of kids who have been applying and matriculating at UK/Ireland/Canadian schools?  How about schools like NYU that actually take AP testing in lieu of SAT/ACT (optional of course).

Something about this decision sits wrong with me...they are making it even harder for the subset of students who dont want to go to SLACs.

Also what about the college credit that some schools - esp. state flagships still offer for AP tests 4+

How's that for GDS equity mission? [/quote]

They asked dozens of college admission offices.

You're asking DCUM.

Who might have the better information on this? [/quote]

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