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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You need better high school.  It does not have to be four wasted educational years.  You can take college level courses for credit in many high school and the credits are transferable.  More importantly the material in interesting and challenging. Part of the value of AP and Honors course is they attract students who are more interested in engaging with the material so the course can move faster and be more intellectual.[/quote]

It doesn't matter once a kid is in college. Just like the soccer doesn't matter after they quit playing either after HS or after college. AP just is not the pinnacle of life and once in college the impact of AP classes fades away very quickly.

[b]All that matters is getting into the school.[/b] AP classes is one way, a mix of AP, Honors and sports is another way. Eventually, in both cases the kids will succeed or fail on their own.[/quote]

Not necessarily.  If you get into the school on an athletic scholarship, you have to participate a certain amount in the sport AND maintain your grades to a certain point.  What happens when the sport requires more commitment than the student can commit and still maintain those grades?  If your grades lapse, you lose the scholarship.  If you decrease your participation in the sport to concentrate on your academics, you lose your scholarship.  I've seen a number of kids get stuck between the rock and the hard place trying to balance.  Then they lose the scholarship...can the parents handle the full load?  If you're at a top private school, the tuition may be overwhelming.  And the kid may be stuck for a fifth year just to graduate and then the family is on the hook for another expensive year.

Just getting into the school is not all that matters.  Making sure that your student can actually handle the load of the commitment, both academic as well as athletic.  [/quote]

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