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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The upside is it is easier for your child to stand out and get into college. Nephew attended 9th grade at an ultra competitive top public school where they had a multitude of AP classes.

Family sacrificed to get a transfer and commuted to drop him off to go that high school. After a year he wanted to go to his low performing zoned high school with a limited selection of AP classes. All of a sudden he was one of the top students and easily got all A's. It was easier to get teacher recommendations as well.

Nephew is sure that changing schools allowed him to be accepted into a way more competitive college than he would have if he had stayed at his old high school.

Once he started getting recognized as being a top student he had much more motivation to succeed. He said there were AP classes that were absolutely not taught well by teachers who hadn't previously taught the class, by long term substitutes, or by a teacher who had difficulty controlling the class.

However, he said there is really good quality videos on Youtube that cover AP classes so he just concentrated on watching those videos and buying some of their study guides so he got 4's and 5's on AP tests. If not in several of those classes he thinks he would have not passed. [/quote]
lol kid teaches himself with YouTube and stands out amongst kids who can’t be controlled? Haha[/quote]

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