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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is what we were told by our private college counselor.  There are several “must” APs if your child is in FCPS and is applying to the UVA College of Arts and Sciences:

AP Lang
AP Calc - at least AB 
APUSH (and avoid Online APUSH)
AP World Language

+ a science, like AP Bio, AP Chem or AP Physics.

Then add at least two or three more APs of your choice.  Avoid DE classes in your core classes.  Don’t try to take core classes from the online campus. [/quote]

OP here. The same admissions officer I mentioned in my post claims that DE is viewed “equally” to AP. Take that how you will. [/quote]

Maggie walker tells the top kids it is not considered equal unless it is post-AP.  Admission results confirm the preference that not only UVA but ivies have strong AP preference. Maybe our DE just is not as good as other schools?[/quote]

You are wrong. Yale explicitly says on their website that DE, IB and AP are considered equally.[/quote]
Yale is just saying that generically. For some high schools it could be similar . For many it is not nearly as rigorous. DE is completely fine in schools that do not offer the AP or IB equivalent. Maggie Walker considers AP to be superior. They strongly steer the top kids that way. They know what they are doing.  They are the ones writing the counselor letter to colleges: the high school determines relative rigor and makes it clear to colleges what is top. At MGLWS, you’d better have AP calc not DE, and AP chem not DE, etc[/quote]

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