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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not buying it. Even YHP and Stanford aren't looking for 14-15 APs. They're looking for academic depth and extra curricular accomplishment and at least 6 or 7 APs with scores of 5 or IBD points totals of 40+. Nobody does this at JR. 
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I don't understand this comment whatsoever.  My own kid took 13 plus DE at GW.

I would not say it is actually because kids are trying to overload on APs (though there are the few that really want to be valedictorian)...it is because you either take AP or grade level.  Grade level is a complete waste of time, so even if you don't want to take AP English Lit...you take it because you are not going to take grade level English.

So, you take AP for all core courses (math, science, English, social studies/humanities) in 11th and 12th...that is 8 right there.  Add in AP language, add in AP Comp Sci Principles and Comp Sci A (popular STEM APs).  You are now at 11 APs.  Many kids are taking 1 or 2 as Sophomores.

Also, US colleges don't really care about your AP Test score.  That is for placement when you are accepted.  They care about the grade in the class.

UK and Canadian colleges actually very much do care about AP Test scores.[/quote]

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