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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So I get Calc BC, AP Chem, AP Physics etc are seen as rigorous. What are APs that are considered not rigorous? seminar? Research? Psych etc?[/quote]

Not sure if the non-core APs are not considered rigorous but they are really elective APs and many schools don’t offer them.

AP Psych, AP Human Geography,etc.  anything outside of math, science, English, social studies and language.

I think there are actually like 35 AP classes in total, but there are plenty of HSs that only offer 12-15 (and some that offer 30+).[/quote]

AP precalc is a joke and not worth anyone’s time.[/quote]

What's the alternative?[/quote]

Regular.  So, it's not a joke to kids who want to take the advanced version of the class.  Sure, it's a money-grab, but your kid has to take it if they are pushing for rigor.[/quote]

It’s the mid-level choice. AP Cal is not rigorous. But it’s also not what struggling math students take. [/quote]
*AP Pre Cal, I meant![/quote]
NP. How is it the mid-level choice? Most high schools aren't offering a precalc course that is more rigorous than AP. AP merely replaces honors precalc. And no one knows what the exam is going to look like yet, though no student should be hoping for college credit from it.

I agree with the PP that, while it's a CB money grab, we are paying for the extra GPA weight.[/quote]

The GPA weight means nothing. Top Colleges have stated over and over that GPA doesn’t tell them what they need to know.  You may be disappointed if you are simply thinking that your GPA is the ticket in [/quote]

You are missing the point.  In my kid’s school you can take either AP Precalc or grade level.  There is no honors.

The vast majority of the kids taking grade level will never take another math class in HS. None will take AP Calculus.

For some reason, there are people that hate the AP Precalc course.  I don’t really know why.  However, they are under the misimpression that many schools offer an Honors or some other PreCalc that is actually more rigorous.

Perhaps that is true at other schools, but 100% not the case at ours.[/quote]

Don’t get so bent out of shape over it. As you probably know, colleges look at your transcript to see if the student is taking the most rigorous classes offered. So, if AP Pre Calc is part of the most rigorous math track at your kid’s school then it’s fine! Yes, many schools have other choices but you don’t need to consider that. [/quote]

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