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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Colleges want to admit students who challenge themselves.  If they don't take a core class at AP level because they enjoy other classes better, that sends a signal.

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Do you have kids in college? [/quote]

DP, yes, and I agree with PP.  I don't think every kid should aspire to ivies, even super smart ones, but there is a checkbox on the college counselors recommendation that says "took most challenging possible" and you want that box checked if you are shooting high.

That said why bother a stem kid and make him miserable? So the box isn't checked and you get your engineering degree from Case Western instead of MIT.  Is that so bad?[/quote]

It doesn't say "possible". 
The box isn't for "Larla took 12 APs but she could have taken 14".

Several colleges have texted research showing that more than 5 APs has no impact on college performance, and explicitly disregard excess APs.

And everyone understands that school performance at that extreme level has no effect on life, and that everyone forgets almost everything they learned in these courses.

Take a less popular interest to achieve something interesting. Being an AP clone isn't impressive. No one is making lists of "20 under 20 highest weighted GPAs in America". [/quote]

Nice typing, but you are wrong.  It doesn’t say “possible “ but pp is right that’s what it means.

We’re not talking about success in life we are talking about college admissions.

Don’t take the most rigorous schedule and the box won’t be checked.  And it is important in admissions.[/quote]

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