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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well we will see. My kid is at one of those hard high schools and is getting crushed in AP Lang and there is definitely some regret about not doing this online as it is possible this one class, even with likely getting a 5 on the AP test as the teacher says there is a very high 5 rate, will tank chances at a top school.

AOs want the top grades in the hardest classes and sometimes the only way to do that in those schools to have a mix of online and in person.[/quote]

I would disregard the bs posts about AOs spending their time trying to deduce whether you cheated or got an "easy A" in an AP class, especially if your kid scores a 5 on the AP test.  The amount of total paranoia that this community interjects into the application process is completely absurd.  Whether you took the class online or in person will never be THE deciding factor on whether you get into a T25, no matter what nonsense is spewed here by randos on the internet.  Do what's best for your kid and if that happens to be an online AP class, then that is what it is.  [Also, keep in mind, that kids are coming into the admissions process with 14+ APs, [b]so there's literally no way to do that without taking online AP classes[/b].  Princeton shared its stat on the class of '29, in case you're curious.  You can search it up.][/quote]
A lot of the students applying with 10+ AP scores self-studied for the tests and didn’t take classes for most of them at all. Which is a perfectly legit thing to do if you are trying to use the AP scores for credit in college. [/quote]

10+ AP scores + more senior year AP scores isn't going to get credit for all those scores. They are are going to pile up into redundant gen ed credit [/quote]

I don't disagree with this (I posted the comment you responded to).  That's why it makes sense to take APs that speak to your actual interest rather than a pile of random APs just to prove "rigor".  And when you're intentional about taking APs that speak to your interests and focus for learning, which may require you to take online AP classes, AOs will def count that and it's for a purpose.  That's why this whole argument about online APs being punitive in admissions doesn't make sense.  [/quote]

Are you talking about taking an online AP that speaks to your interest which is not an option at your school? That’s not what others are talking about. [/quote]

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