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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP who said "you have to choose if you are there for the education or the 4.0" is spot on.

We have friends at a W school who are taking some of the same classes on paper as DS at private, but when I've compared notes with my friends, it's like their child is taking a completely different class. What's more, the W school does not require that these kids take the AP exam, but still gives them the GPA bump. It's not fair, but at the end of the day, we choose to send our DS to a school where he is learning to study and work hard. While college admission is a bit of a crapshoot these days, we are at least confident that he will be well-prepared. DD is now at a T20 college and she's said in many ways it's easier than HS. [/quote]

Whitman AP pass rate is 91% and 84% of kids take the AP test.  I don’t know which W school you refer, but seems like they prepare adequately.

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Agree. My DC took 11 APs at Whitman. They were great classes with engaged students. DC got mostly 5s, a couple of 4s, on the AP tests. Most kids take the test, it is expected. The exception might be for seniors who are going to Ivies or other schools who don’t accept AP credits so they opt out of senior year AP tests (although even then those kids tended to take the tests). [/quote]

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