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[quote=Anonymous]A couple of related items are important to remember. An applicant is judged in context of the school's curriculum. If the school does not offer AP's then there is no expectation that AP tests will be taken. Two, the lack of AP's does not seem to be negatively affecting GDS's college acceptances. They are very strong this year. More importantly, keep in mind how the schools use things like GPA, SAT/ACT, AP's, etc. It's to determine if the applicant can do the work. In a recent podcast, the Dean of Admissions from Dartmouth said of the 29k applicants last year, 22k met the minimum level of academic competence for admission. Then the focus was on the rest of the application, essays, EC's, recommendations. Finally, as a GDS US parent, I'm glad that my DC does not have to stress about AP's. 11th and 12th grades are hard enough. [/quote]
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