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[quote=Anonymous]My kid went to a private with no (or almost no) APs. He sat for a few of the tests anyway, got 5s. He went to an Ivy that wouldn't grant credit for them but did let him advance beyond the English 101 level and avoid an intro class. There was no reason in the end to have sat for the others. And it's untrue that you have to report your scores to the colleges. That's optional. His classes were so rigorous that he sailed through the APs with no extra prep. That being said, he told his younger sibling not to bother with them. To save the time and money. On a tour at Yale last year, the admissions officer confirmed that APs only matter if it's the most rigorous course track at your school. Most privates don't weight grades and few kids take the advanced courses they do offer. Those who do are standouts in the subject. It's just a different approach. The schools want to go deep and give teachers more flexibility, not adhere to someone else's curriculum. At public schools, they want to ensure even quality across the board and AP does that. They're not totally worthless. But in the end, unless you're at a school that offers an AP course track or you plan to attend a college that takes AP credits and want to save money or graduate early, it's kind of pointless to worry about it. Equally pointless to worry if you're at a public school that only offers one or two APs. Those kids are not getting compared to kids from McLean or Chevy Chase.[/quote]

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