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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Assume JR is Jackson Reed. 
[b]What private is this that gatekeeps APs like this?[/b][/quote]
The Cathedral schools do.  [/quote]
Yes. My DD had a 95% in precalculus and they wouldn’t allow her to take AP Calculus because she wasn’t in the advanced precalculus class. Took “college prep” calculus instead. [/quote]

This is exactly the policy at my DD's school...there are three levels of precalc and the middle level and above can go into AP Calc AB and only the highest level can do BC.[/quote]

So for anyone who has had kids on the cusp and interested in taking more rigours classes but not allowed to, how did it shake out when time to apply to college? What do good grades in non weighted/rigorous classes get you? My child has goals and I do not want to have to forget those after freshman year. The school is not worth that.[/quote]

In terms of the in-state public college, one was a spring admit to UMD. This was with 3.7/3.8 UW after getting a high A in 9th grade Algebra 1, end of year placement test and qualifying to take geometry over the summer and honors science/math afterwards. The other kid with an even higher UW GPA, but lower weighted GPA was denied from UMD. We definitely had to make sure their safeties were true safeties like they accept at least 70% of applicants ad GPA. IMO you can find a school that will fit your kid’s profile but will it be affordable and have what your child is looking for.

OP, what subject is your kid’s strength?  What classes are they getting As?  If they have A’s in English or their 9th grade history there could be a path to taking honors English and history in 10th - maybe even AP World History.

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Thank you  this is very helpful. We are also at SJC and this is what I am afraid of. He unfortunately won’t qualify for any honors programs next year. A/B+ quarters in math but not high enough for the summer program, same with English, will end year with a high B+ so no go there for honors. His history class has been incredibly demanding and he has worked hard for a B there. A in bio but it doesn’t matter without the math. A in scripture which gets him nowhere. So here we are. He came in a straight A advanced middle school student (from public which was def easier) but this was not the expected path.

Do you mind sharing what schools accepted your non honors child? [/quote]

My kid that had Algebra 1 in 9th went to SJC.  My kid that had the lower weighted GPA attended a different school that really limited the number of honors and AP classes but they did take honors starting in 10th and was an A/A- students with only two Bs. Their likely schools were Michigan State, Delaware and Towson.

My opinion is that it will be harder admission at some of the colleges without being on the honors/AP track at SJC given that it is offered earlier and the top x % are taking those classes. If your child stays the course at SJC, besides bringing up their grades to have more As in the core subjects it will help if they do well on SAT/ACT , have meaningful ECs (not just to put something down) and good college essays. That still might not be enough for VT OOS but there will be a college where they can get a good education and that fits what they are looking for in terms of size, urban/city /rural and intended major.  There just might be compromises in cost, geographic location and prestige of the college or prestige of intended major at the college.  Look at A+ schools for B students https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/a-plus.  We have family the Midwest that attended some of the schools on the list - good students in high school and are doing well post college.

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