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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It depends on the school.  [b]If in an MCPS public, yes, your DC will need to take lots of APS by junior year in order to be competitive for college applications.  That is because the school offers so many APs starting in freshman year. [/b] My son's public school friends were all taking APs starting freshman year and by end of junior year had six or more APs completed.  If in a private school that offers limited APs, then no.  It really all depends on what the school offers.

Like the PP, my son who attended a Catholic HS only took 2 APs prior to senior year.  He got into his first choice school, a top 20, and many others.

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I thought the College Board determined when AP classed could be offered? At our school the only AP offered prior to JR year is AP World History. [/quote]

This is entirely incorrect.  There is one AP class offered to freshman (NSL), sophomore year they can take APush, AP Stats and maybe AP Psych. That is it.  You can no longer take AP English as a sophomore.[/quote]

PP- To clarify, we are at a W school and this is a county wide rule.   Don't stress out kids and parents unnecessarily with incorrect information.[/quote]

OK, so let's count now.  Freshman year: 1 AP, Sophomore year, 3 APs,  Junior year unlimited APs, Senior year, unlimited APs.

Assuming PP is accurate, by the beginning of junior year, a W school student has potential of taking 4 APs, vs. other schools (like my son's) which offer no APs until junior year.

I still think there is an immense amount of pressure for kids to "load up" on APs in these pathetic public schools with horrifying grade inflation.  SAD.[/quote]

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