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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]UVa Engineering definitely prefers students with good writing & communications skills.  Some engineering schools do not put as much emphasis on that as UVa Engineering.  One’s essay quality will weight heavily in any UVa application, for any school of the university.

AP courses in Physics, in Chemistry, and ending with Calculus BC sounds like a strong foundation for a STEM applicant.  Of course, As and Bs are better than Cs.

Also, always sit the actual AP exam.  A favorable AP exam score (for almost any subject, but especially in STEM subjects) can strengthen one’s admissions chances (this is true even if the college does not grant college credit for the AP exam result).[/quote]

DP: If your kid chooses IB, you can sit for the AP exam for that subject if you want to ensure credit/get scores in earlier.  Many kids find that they don't need to study extra to do well on the AP exam--and their scores are often higher on AP than they end up being on IB.[/quote]

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