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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid reported 5s on all 4 AP exams this Fall. He will have 7 APs total.

His school does not have APs Freshmen year and there are prerequisites to get into APs (need Honors Bio before AP Bio, etc).

5s in Euro Hist, Bio, Eng lang & APUSH.

He has received zero rejections so far. 7 college acceptances --all T25 and better. A few 5% acceptance rate schools.

I'm not sure if this factored in, but also reported a 35ACT (36V/R) one sitting.  All As.

I definitely think for the high stat schools--the more 'proof' you can provide it definitely helps.
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Those are fabulous results. Did you employ outside tutors to help with any of this?[/quote]

No. He had a few weeks of ACT test prep, but that was the only outside help.

We reviewed his essays/supplemental/common app.  I did a TOOONNNN of research his junior year.  Fwiw, I've never used a realtor to buy homes, etc.  I think I can do a better job..lol. [/quote]

What about the AP exams? Any prep for that? Statistically only 14% of AP takers get a 5 so this is unusual.[/quote]

AP Exams are far more straightforward than ACT/SAT.  At my kid's school they finish the content by mid-April and then spend 2-3 weeks prepping for the actual exam.  Also, homework and tests are done in "AP test" format, so you are getting used to the test all year.  Kids will often take at least one full practice test and the teacher will grade it according to AP rubrics.

There are no "trick" questions, nor will say the AP US History test decide this year 90% of the test will be on US History from 1492-1600 just to trip up everyone.

There is little need for 3rd party AP prep if your HS prepares you well.[/quote]

That's a good system. My DD has an AP Bio teacher this year who looks like she won't even cover the basic content by the time the exams are scheduled. I think she will have omitted 2 or 3 units. She did the same thing last year and the school does nothing about it. We got her a Bio Professor to assist, so at least there's that to make up the absence of school prep.[/quote]

There’s a ton of stuff online now — good AP teachers that posted review videos during the pandemic or after.  My kid had a couple teachers that were not totally covering the material so we bought the Barton’s book and they watched some online videos.  We learned our lesson after the pandemic year in which kid did not prep and lid got a 3 on that AP where the teacher hadn’t prepared them.  It is relatively low cost and low time to get the practice book and just make sure the teacher didn’t miss anything, if you are worried that they did.  [/quote]

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