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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Isn't she taking AP World? The usual suite is AP Gov, APUSH, APWorld. If she's missing one, she has to replace it with AP European History, or something similar.

The test score is too low.

People, GPAs are terribly inflated. If the test score is low, and APUSH is missed, etc, it's a sign the GPA isn't an accurate reflection of a student's academic strength. Don't get your hopes up too high at this point.

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She did take AP World. Are you saying she has zero chances at any top 100 colleges? Don't be a dick just to be a dick. [/quote]

OP. People come on here and spout nonsense just for the sake of it. Your kid should take what they want to take. T10 schools are a crapshoot for almost everyone. T10-30 are a crapshoot for the vast majority of people but somewhat predictable with certain profiles. Below that it just gets easier and it's not a gradual ramp down but a drastic one. For example, it is orders of magnitude harder to get into a UNC Chapel Hill compared to a Rutgers.  Also depends on what she wants to study.

As to what your kid is saying (being looked down upon for taking an AP), that is def. not true. However, any such "looking down upon" are typically done by top tier schools which your DD is not targeting anyways so that is not an issue.

While her SAT score is not low, it could be better. With common sense returning to the admissions process, standardized testing is back in vogue. A strong score relative to the target school will definitely give her an advantage. With her emerging profile (based on the 5s she has in APs and the number of APs planned), if she ups her score to 1450+, she can easily get into several schools in the T50-100 range.[/quote]

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