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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A kid who goes to college as a sophomore based on AP scores saves money (and I know why they'd make that choice!), but at the cost of education because they've substituted an accelerated high school level course for learning at the college level.[/quote]

I'm the PP who said my kid could start as a second semester sophomore.  She is in SMCS.  I've looked at the curriculum and the content therein. It is certainly college level course work.  [/quote]

SMCS is something beyond AP classes, though. It's possible that that is comparable to a college level class, but bog standard AP classes aren't.

You don't even have to look very hard to see this. It's normal for freshmen to take APs now. With the exception of a few outliers, high school freshman are not capable of college level work. Possibly community college level work, but not work at the level of a decently selective college.[/quote]

Guess what? Most students do not attend selective colleges!

Don't blame AP for not being something it never claimed to be.
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