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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well we will see. My kid is at one of those hard high schools and is getting crushed in AP Lang and there is definitely some regret about not doing this online as it is possible this one class, even with likely getting a 5 on the AP test as the teacher says there is a very high 5 rate, will tank chances at a top school.

AOs want the top grades in the hardest classes and sometimes the only way to do that in those schools to have a mix of online and in person.[/quote]

I would disregard the bs posts about AOs spending their time trying to deduce whether you cheated or got an "easy A" in an AP class, especially if your kid scores a 5 on the AP test.  The amount of total paranoia that this community interjects into the application process is completely absurd.  Whether you took the class online or in person will never be THE deciding factor on whether you get into a T25, no matter what nonsense is spewed here by randos on the internet.  Do what's best for your kid and if that happens to be an online AP class, then that is what it is.  [Also, keep in mind, that kids are coming into the admissions process with 14+ APs, so there's literally no way to do that without taking online AP classes.  Princeton shared its stat on the class of '29, in case you're curious.  You can search it up.][/quote]

14 APs in person has become fairly common at our public school for the top 10% of rigor kids, and many who do it do not get in to ivies they settle for UVA in state.  It used to be 12AP when Geo and precal were not a thing there. 
APGeo in 9th
AP precal in 10 AP AB cal 11 BC 12th
APlang and lit 11th and 12
APhys1 11th 
AP bio/APChem/APphysC: most top kids have 2 of the 3 because they double sciences in 10th or 12th
AP Econ 1 or 2  and APGov 12th, some take another in 10th
AP foreign lang 12
APWorld 10, APUSH 11
some fit in AP compsci or AP stat too as a 6th core one of the years

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A kid that has no interest in sciences (and actually dislikes the subject) won't be doubling up on taking AP science classes because it's a waste of their time and effort.  They'll focus on other APs that suit their interest and some of those APs may be available in-person but some may not, and the student will need to take online AP courses or a DE courses.  Both are very suitable alternatives.  [/quote]

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