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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why do people keep saying there’s no chemistry at Walls? Everyone at Walls takes chemistry. There’s no AP chemistry, but that’s a completely separate question.

Also, the people who are telling you that your kid needs to do two years of college in high school just to get in to a competitive STEM program are lying, usually because your anxiety makes you more likely to buy their services.[/quote]

VT- a legit top 30 in CS- admits 63% of applicants (engineering OOS isn’t available). You don’t need the 2 years of college math to get in. You probably do need AP Calc AB.[/quote]

OK but the reality is that many kids going to VT have taken college math, like the kid I know, and it gives them a huge advantage over the other kids and better grades.

Sure, those kids who have not taken the courses can make up the grades later but if you are aiming for medical school or top grad school, you don’t have the luxury of a mediocre freshman year.[/quote]

And the goalposts just keep moving.

Look, I understand that in the pressure cooker environment of FCPS, it might feel like a kid who isn’t placed in the correct math course in 7th grade is doomed to be shut out of residency 15 years later, but that’s just your little bubble. People who want to raise their kids in that never ending toxic grind can move to Fairfax. There’s no need to import it to DC. [/quote]

Aside from the fact that this is a very disrespectful take (ie move if you don’t like our low standards) it is a very ill informed opinion. There has been a lot of discussion about making kids attractive candidates for college admission.  There has been no discussion of how AP classes literally save kids money. The more classes they can get credit for in college, the more affordable college becomes.

I truly don’t understand why you’re defending mediocre standards. Washington DC should always be striving for excellence. [/quote]

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