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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some public school districts don't allow freshmen to take AP courses. I know Arlington is one of them.[/quote]

That isn't quite true.  The pre-IB group is offered AP World History, and some number of them take it.  Generally, though, you are correct.

A spillover of all the AP/IB classes is that there is no honors English offered in 11th because a school can only offer so many choices. [/quote]

Not just the pre-IB group; Arlington allows other freshmen to take AP World History if recommended by their 8th grade geography teacher. IME, only a small number of students get recommended.[/quote]

When we went to the W-L freshman information meeting with the counselors they discouraged kids from taking the AP World History class, even if recommended (which my DS was).  He's doing the intensified level instead of AP.[/quote]

My DS1 was recommended for AP World History as a freshman, took it (his choice, I thought it was ridiculous TBH), and did well--Bs in the class and a 4 on the exam. But he was a pretty unusual student/kid (reading adult history books for fun; in the end, his test score was accomplished mostly on the basis of sheer knowledge, not much studying). My DS2 is currently a freshman at W-L, a bright kid whom I expect will pursue an AP track eventually. But not this year.[/quote]

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