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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I thought colleges just look at the course weights, and weights are higher for more intensive classes?[/quote]

No.  Colleges also look at what classes a kid takes.  Big difference between taking AP Chem or AP Physics on one hand and AP Psychology or AP environmental science on the other if your kid is looking at highly selective colleges. The latter two are fine but are not replacements for the first two.[/quote]

+1 Colleges look at the whole transcript. So, yes, taking Intensified/Honors will be noted, even if they aren't weighted in the GPA. Which APs are chosen will also be noted. The transcript is the most important part of the admissions review.

And, FWIW, a lot of colleges now use the "self reported academic record" (SRAR) where the student has to input all the transcript information to save the college from uploading that data from whatever format the individual HS uses. For each class entered you indicate if it was standard, honors, AP, IB, DE, etc. So the fact the APS lists an Intensified classes as "Intensified" is actually irrelevant. The student should code it as "Honors" when filling out the SRAR (Intensified isn't an option, just an oddball APS thing)

https://srarsupport.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408738837403-How-Do-I-Select-A-Course-Level[/quote]

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