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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Eh, disagree with the prior posters. Yale considers these all equal: AP, de and IB[/quote]

They do not consider them equal.  Student effort matters and is recognized accordingly.  
The more competitive the university the more stringent their criteria.  At yale, even an AP score of 5 in AP Chemistry, AP CS A, Physics 1 or 2, Macro/micro, etc... dont mean a thing. For that matter a 4 in AP English Lang and AP Lit is ignored.

They only consider a 5 in AP US history, AP English Lang, Lit,  4 or 5 in World Language, 5 in Physics C, 4 o 5 in Calc BC.

https://catalog.yale.edu/ycps/table-of-acceleration-credit/
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No, you’re wrong. You’re looking at whether the kid gets credit for the classes. Quoting Yale (which confirms what I said):

Admissions officers are familiar with various types of advanced coursework, including AP, IB, A-Levels, Dual Enrollment, and others, but have no preference for one advanced curriculum over another. We also understand that the [b]availability of advanced coursework[/b] varies significantly from school to school. For matriculating students, top scores on AP or IB exams can, in some cases, be used for the purposes of course placement or acceleration (i.e. completing the requirements for an undergraduate degree in fewer than 8 semesters). Details of the Yale College policies on acceleration are available in the Yale College Programs of Study.

Link:

https://admissions.yale.edu/faq/applying-yale-college#faq_category_page-page-14[/quote]
Colleges expect students to take the most rigorous coursework accessible at their school system.  Yale knows that FCPS offers AP courses, and receives a ton of FCPS applicants having taken the most challenging AP exams scoring a 4 or 5.  And then they may receive a few fcps applicants who avoided taking the challenging AP course offered to them and instead enrolled in a community college DE course for a GPA bump.  Who do you think they would select? [/quote]

I've pointed to exactly what Yale has said. You're making a guess. The school has said they equate DE and AP classes the exact same. But, you know better, right? [/quote]
Top 10% of FCPS take the most rigorous APs.  Once they have all their 4s and 5s accomplished, then go for post AP DE classes. Competitive universities receive applications from such top 10% from various school systems in addition to FCPS.  And then there are wishful FCPS applicants trying their luck with one or two substitute DE courses for basic subjects and no worthwhile APs.  Good luck to them competing with the top 10% from their own school system and others.  [/quote]

Folks, please listen up. We've found someone who knows more than the Yale admissions office. Take heed.[/quote]

Okay bear with me a moment but what if your kid is not some kind of Doogie Howser and isn’t applying only to Ivies and Oxbridge and just wants to know if the AO will go “okay” or “seems sus” at a regular person school.

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All people can say is their guess. It’ll be school dependent and course dependent. It will depend what else the kid did in HS for classes and ECs and essays. [/quote]

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