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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here again - I see lots of comments about AP tests being used to place out of college classes. I get that.

What about the AP test scores being used in admissions as a sign of rigor or academic qualification? I guess that's the question behind my question. [/quote]

Yes, it puts the grade in the equivalent class into a broader perspective.[/quote]

Thanks - so in that case, why are these school college advising offices discouraging the AP test for applicants to the most elite colleges?[/quote]

NP.  This is my concern. How do the schools communicate rigor to colleges, especially if DC wants to apply to a college unfamiliar with these DMV schools?  With the current test optional environment, it seems like eliminating another standard isn't a great idea?  [/quote]

Grades and courseload.[/quote]

right but if some of those similarly situated kids w/ similar course load and academics take AP tests and others don't take AP test, then are the admission officers ignoring the AP test? Seems implausible.

That's why I worry the guidance the DMV elite high schools are giving to not take the test and then offer the test to kids who want to take it is entirely BS. [/quote]

I am not sure if you are aware of this, but for lower middle class kids and above, AP tests are not free to take. That is why you see kids in public skip the exam after taking a class sometimes. This doesn't affect many kids in private I suppose.[/quote]

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