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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ok…I posted earlier. My kid took  22 AP / DE / post-AP but NOT for the GPA bump. In fact, many kids this top stem magnet avoid certain difficult post-AP classes just to not have their grade dinged by a A- (or God forbid a B+) in Differential Equations/ Electrodynamics/ AI/ Orgo….  They only take difficult classes  spring semester senior year, if they think they will need the class in college. My kid took them starting in 9th grade because she loved stem and loved learning. She was making the most of the free learning and she’s very smart. Why the heck else go to a stem magnet?

We aren’t rich, and my kid is honest, so the college process was upsetting this year.
A lot of the parents at this top stem magnet feel if they can get away with it, then they are smarter and deserve it, even if lying and cheating.
It was upsetting to see how many kids flat out lied about internships. They would do 2 weeks at a family friend’s company every summer and make their resume look great. Paid professors 20K for “guided” research and self-published books, cheating on USACO contests getting help from college family friends, charities run by parents…..
I don’t know why the FBI hasn’t investigated some of these companies that claim they only help with essays and advice for seniors and charge $100,000. That’s not help with essays. That’s bribe money. [/quote]

Can I ask what options your kid has ended up with?  It sounds like your kid is similar to what mine might achieve if he does switch to STEM extracurriculars so  it would helpful.

You don’t have to name schools, just giving a sense.[/quote]
DP but just to give you an idea.  CS boy with 36 ACT, 13 AP (almost all 5s), STEM magnet, 4.0 UW, 4.8 W, and numerous STEM ECs.   Only got into UMD and safety schools.   [/quote]

UMD is T20 for CS.  I’d be delighted with that outcome.  — OP[/quote]

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