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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Zero AP courses for my private school kid.  Imo, the biggest perk and privlege of private school is the absence of the toxic expectation to take max AP courses. Many AP course curriculums are restrictive, fast paced and dont allow deeper dive into complex topics. Kids often have multiple test retakes which inflates grades.  I don't think AP is a reasonable benchmark. We know so many public kids with 4.0 gpa  and all AP. Lots of grade inflation so kids kill themselves to get top grades, but when so many have perfect grades, their value is diluted. All AP does not guarantee t20 college. The only AP curriculum  winner is College Board that makes lots of $$$ selling the program and tests. Without AP mania, my kid took many advanced classes but not in every discipline. They were very focused and excelled in their academic area of interest both in school coursework and with their EC. My kid did very well with college acceptances, but top grades and rigor are only 1 part of the 'holistic' admission process these days[/quote]

Same for mine. NYC privates don't do AP. Child was accepted to a top NYC SHSAT school and we opted for private. We are very privileged to have the means to pay for it. But I am so glad we did not deal with this.

The fact that kids are taking multiple APs as freshmen and getting straight fives says to me that they have been greatly diluted from the 90s when I took them. Are colleges really impressed by this? At some point I feel like it is gluttony.[/quote]

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