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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  We are surprised too about the 3. We thought she’s score a 4/5 based on prep tests. Anyways, I’ve always told DD study first for school (get As) next is prepare for SAT and third priority is APs.[/quote]
These are probably the best priorities for most kids. Doing well in school is probably the most important task. There is no need to take too many AP courses. You can signal academic rigor and ability to handle AP exams without taking tons of APs. [b]A couple in sophomore year and three or four per year in 11th and 12th should be plenty for a high achieving kid. [/b][/quote]

You are kidding, right?  That is 10 APs!! Is that a normal average amount? [/quote]

high performing kids (like magnet kids) take ~16 or more APs. [/quote]

I posted earlier about my kid who took only six APs and got into a top 20 (his first choice) because he went to a private school that does not offer APs in freshman and sophomore year.  This is normal in my opinion, and the MCPS approach is ridiculous.  My kid was able to have a normal high school experience is still have successful college admissions.  An MCPS student, however, in order to get admission to a top 20 would have to take 10 or more APs.  Someone asked me how I know this, and I will respond by saying I have many friends with kids who just went through the admissions process, and kids with ten or more APs and SAT in the high 1500's were being rejected left and right from top schools.  Sad.[/quote]

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