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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Don’t over do the APs.  The golden rule is to take the most rigorous classes that you could do well in.  No point of getting all Bs in 6 APs.  Some schools will take the AP weight off and only see the Bs.  Be choosy and focus on APs in his major interest and leave the rest.  DS ended up a 5 APs total but honor/advanced classes in others where AP isn’t offered.  He is ending his high school career w strong GPAs, AP scores, internships, a sport, music and only a handful of late nights (past midnight) and a sane mind. His admission road this year has been very successful.  His biggest stressor now, aside from prepping for AP physic C exams, is deciding which college to enroll in.

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Absolutely not. Better to have B's in AP classes than a B in honors or regular classes. No college takes the AP weight because of the grade. If anything most colleges recalculate students GPA and put more weight on AP classes. Colleges are not just looking for straight A students and its this kind of pressure that's making a lot of kids to be on meds

[i]signed college admissions personnel[/i][/quote]

If a kid can pull off a B in AP, what makes you think they would only pull off a B in the honor or regular class.  The key is to take the most challenging course that a kid can do well in. Yes, challenge oneself, but no point to join the rat race of 12+ APs.  Your last sentence is baffling; if the colleges aren't looking for the straight A students, then are they looking for straight B/B+ students instead if these Bs are from APs?  This endless pursuit of AP classes is adding pressure on the majority of the AP kid who are working long hours chasing that A-.

I have a STEM kid that could pull off 100 on every BC calc test as a junior and has a 100 average in Multi right now.  He spent most of his junior nights working on APUSH and AP Lang.  He challenged himself and is a better writer now because these classes.  But I don't think these APs are what got him into top engineering schools.  He also made the difficult decision to drop a language AP so he can spend time working on his passion, robotics.  He will end his high school career with 5 APs.   Knowing one's strength and allocate one's resources wisely while maintaining a sane mind throughout is what matters.  The EQ will be what makes the kid a productive learner in college and a productive member of society

So I respectively disagree with the college admission personnel.
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