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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The seven top private schools in the area issued a joint statement that they’re all eliminating AP.  According to the Post, before “dropping AP, the schools surveyed nearly 150 colleges and universities about the potential impact. They said admission officers assured them the change would not hurt the chances of their students.”

Of course it won’t.  Privilege begets privilege.  [/quote]

As a public school parent, this strikes me as privileged parents gaming the system so their children can never be compared directly to public school children. Colleges will just be told to trust them that their classes — and their children — are superior.[/quote]

“As a public school parent, this strikes me as privileges parents ...”.

Is this a parody?[/quote]

I’m the one who wrote it and no, it’s not a parody. Should I say it again using different words? I am a public school parent. I see (non-scholarship) private school parents as privileged. They use their money to purchase a credential in order to give their children advantages. By eliminating APs, these schools are giving their students yet another advantage, in that they can no longer be compared directly with similar applicants to college from public school. They are in effect exempted from one key element of admissions.

Many posters have said that these private school students will still take the actual AP exams. I doubt students will do so if they have been explicitly told by colleges that it doesn’t matter if they do. (Note the admissions director in the article who said not taking APs won’t harm their chances of admission.) However if students do still take the exams, certainly my argument no longer holds.

Just imagine for a moment that you live in a different country that has national exams, like A Levels in England. Then imagine that the wealthiest students in that country are exempt from taking the exams and told it will not affect their chances of college admission. This is how this all sounds to me.[/quote]

I'm not sure a private school is an advantage for college admissions.  Many(but not all) of them are known for tough courses and hard grading.  The kids there end up with lower GPAs.  There are no 4.7 GPAs.  My child would be way farther up in the class at our local, very well regarded, public school.  How do I know?  Because she went to school with all of those kids through middle school and was at the top of the class.  At her private, she is probably top 25%.  It's hard to get into her private school (acceptance rate of less than 10%) and the classes are very tough.  Will that help her for college admissions?  From what other parents from our school say, no.  Do I regret private school?  No.  She learned a ton an compared to what my friends' kids are doing in our local public school, I am pleased by her school's courses.  Is it a privilege to be able to send her?  Yes, but I'd rather spindly money on that than vacations, stuff and a bigger house.  DH and I were in public service for many years, then switched to private sector.  We appreciate what we have and we are happy we can do it for our kids.  I don't think I'm gaming the system by sending my kid to private school.  Quite the opposite, she would have a better GPA from public and probably would end up at a better school (gaming would be transferring her there for senior year).  We went private for other reasons.[/quote]

ITA with above and would add that your daughter will be better prepared for college and beyond than many of the kids getting 4.0+ GPAs in the pubic schools.  Grade inflation is only hurting those kids who are in for a rude awakening when they start at their top university.  Couple that with the fact that our local high schools have eliminated mid term and final exams.  I have heard over and over again that college is in some ways easier than my son's private high school.  That is how I know he will be well prepared.[/quote]

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