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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What do you consider rival schools?[/quote]

There are plenty of rivals depending on activity but the main schools without APs that I recall are Potomac and a couple in DC and Maryland.  For our family AP was a requirement so for us the non-AP oriented schools weren’t considered.  Schools with APs that are typically considered rivals of SSSAS are Episcopal, BI and Flint Hill.  [/quote]
I’m from a former SSSAS family and posted above. When we were looking to leave, we found all the top privates had dropped AP classes. Interestingly, their students still take AP tests, and their numbers scoring 4s and 5s are much higher percentage wise than Saints kids. It took some digging to get this info from admissions departments, but across the board it was clear that the tough classes at SSSAS just didn’t hold up to those at the top privates, which all seem to offer designated honors classes instead of AP classes. I don’t recall any weighting the honors classes more to give whatever boost you are talking about?
It’s also tricky to get SSSAS to give you the full matriculation lists. They of course prefer to give you an acceptance list. Tease out the athletes (primarily girls lax bc the rest of the sports are not great and are in lower divisions), and the matriculations are pretty weak. If that’s your only goal, then just go to ACHS. [/quote]

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