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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It really depends on the high school.  Different schools have different class offerings.  Also, your kid wants to take a sufficient number to be, for example, in the top 10% of the class.

As an aside, I think is daunting to look at admissions numbers and see that the average admitted student to UVa or UMCP from Fairfax or Montgomery county has something like a 4.5 weighted GPA, and then work backwards to see how many APs that requires.[/quote]

OP here. My kid is at Langley. It feels like everyone takes at least 10 AP so that would not be considered rigorous. I hate that my kid is at this pressure cooker school.

The seniors parents I know or the ones who had kids graduate seemed stressed about even getting into UVA with perfect grades. These kids all have 4.5+ GPAs.[/quote]

I am a Langley parent and my senior will graduate with having only taken 6 APs in all.  My child doesn’t feel like it’s a pressure-cooker.  Most of my child’s friends from last year went to good schools, and all had fairly balanced schedules while in HS.  Sure, if you want to get into an Ivy, then maybe you need to play that game; but, there are plenty of good schools out there for kids who don’t have a 4.5 gpa and 1600 SAT.  Just ensure your child displays his/her authentic self (don’t take APs for the sake of taking APs, and engage in whatever activity makes them happy).  And stop talking to other parents! They will stress you out.  Lol.[/quote]

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