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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP.  I'd focus on improving her test score.  See if she can get her SAT score past 1500.  That's something you can "fix" vs. causing year-long stress with additional APs.[/quote]

FYI-you can't always "fix" test scores.  
It was covid yearso we didn't push anymore, but my kid took a practice SAT and scored 1320, then did 4 hours of private tutoring that focused on areas DC needed most and "learned the SAT test taking tricks for how to approach questions".  Rest of test prep was taking 4 more SATs, with 1-2 hours of tutoring in between to go over the test and give pointers.  Well my kid scored 1490 on 3 of the tests and 1480 on the 4th, with a superstore max of 1500.  
DC managed 1450 and 1490 on the actual 2 SATs taken (with math being same missing 1 questions so no superscoring needed).  Basically, after 4 hours of review after the first practice test ever, DC had honed in to their final SAT score.  Only way to possibly raise it would be to spend 2+ months of intense tutoring and studying.  Might have finally managed a "perfect" math score and raised the verbal to 740/750.  We decided it wasn't worth it.  Sure it could have been done.  But why would I put my kid thru that?  What's the point? if a T20 school doesn't want my kid because they didn't get a 1550, then maybe my kid is better off at a T30 (or T50) school.  There is so much more to HS and life than doing 50+ hours of SAT test prep.

And what if my kid makes themselves miserable studying the summer between junior/senior year for 2-3 hours per day for SAT test prep and manages to get a 1550? great, but what if they don't get into their dreams schools still?

Our private tutor suggested that most kids do focus in on their final score rather quickly after 4-8 hours of tutoring, especially if they are already over 1300/1350 with their first practice test.  
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