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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do colleges care at all whether a student earns an "advanced diploma"?  I can already anticipate that we will want to drop my current 8th grader's Latin grades (low Bs) from his transcript, but doubt he will take three more years in high school.  Probably just two.  Is it worth a GPA boost to forego the "advanced diploma"?  The advanced diploma sounds like a made-up thing that has no meaning in real life, but maybe I am wrong...[/quote]

No, they don't care what "type" of diploma per se, except they probably take note of an "IB diploma" and maybe a bilingual notation. But "advanced" v "standard" - no. Not all states even make that distinction.

They will, however, still look at the student's courseload and they will note how many years of language they've completed. Doesn't change much in the way of what classes your child will have to take once in college - either more language or testing out of some or all. But it's a minor factor among the broader "college preparatory" courseload expectation.

I think the focus on GPA is misguided and very unfortunate. It deters students from taking classes they would otherwise take, like band and other electives that aren't weighted grades. I have heard APS will begin weighting grades for symphonic (advanced) band next year, however. I still think it's a shame. That "easy" weighted "A" is just as deceptive as dropping more difficult unweighted course grades. The focus on the GPA # is a disservice to all students.[/quote]

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