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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have had two go through local independent schools.  One went to what I'd say is an average rigor school (akin to a non-magnet public in a wealthy suburb).  Kids took 5 to 6 APs at most.  Classes were more lecture based.  Kid did fine.  Second went to a high rigor school.  No humanities APs offered but top track kids took at least 5 or 6 APs.  All classes throughout were taught like college seminars.  Kid also did fine.

In each case, AOs judged the applicant's rigor against their peers.  Not against other schools.  First kid's schedule would have been considered lower rigor if taken at second kid's school (but, to be fair, first kid's schedule would have been more like second kid's if they went tot he same school).  Second kid's schedule would have been the highest rigor (if it were attainable, which I don't think would have been the case, especially with regard to math.  [/quote]

I think even average rigor schools have more than 6 APs offered. I would say I went to an average rigor, semi-rural school that never sent anyone to HYPSM, nowhere near as competitive as the DMV are. I took 12 APs and I think there were at least 4 more APs I considered that I couldn’t fit into my schedule. And that was 25 yrs ago.

My kids go to a small private school in DC that doesn’t offer APs. I know the college counselor says all the students take “highest rigor” because there’s only one class offered per grade, but I rarely see any top college outcomes out of our school. I think there’s big a difference between underprivileged/rural kids whose school doesn’t offer rigorous classes, and small privates in an elite area. And regardless of rigor of classes offered, colleges still have to see evidence that the student would thrive in college level classes and are prepared.[/quote]

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