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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Private schools can and do still indicate high-level/added rigor courses on the transcript, and grades should be weighted accordingly. My understanding is that dropping AP is more about [b]choosing not to teach specifically to a test[/b]. Wish there were a private hs counselor in here, they could explain it better than I. [/quote]

That was the line they gave parents, but the truth is that there are many ways to teach an AP class (as evidenced by the kids who self teach and take tests). Some schools offer 15 different versions of AP Language and Literature, for example.  Either they didn't really understand what the college board required in a curriculum, they didn't know how to write a curriculum, or they were not being fully transparent.[/quote]

If people were dumb enough to believe that excuse of having more freedom on teaching the class, I have no sympathy for them.

I’d be very curious to hear how differently they teach calculus without the constraints of the AP curriculum. Even within the AP curriculum, there’s plenty of freedom to organize it as seen fit as long as the fundamental concepts are taught, and why would any teacher choose to omit some? Can someone give one example on how the class would be taught differently?

When college admissions are so competitive, why would universities go on a limb and give those high schools the benefit of the doubt that they are as rigorous as AP? If I were a student, I’d take the AP exam at another location.

For the OP, your child is at a disadvantage, you need to address that best you can.[/quote]

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