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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Though therein lies the conundrum: While students may not get ample credit for taking AP classes, and indeed often (financially) none a all, schools get ranked in part based on the number of AP offerings and students at least taking those tests. If a school places any emphasis on those rankings - such as for example Basis does - then they'll keep pushing that onto their students, whether or not it's useful for them.[/quote]

The value of APs (and IB) classes and exams is that the results can be compared across schools. A 5 is a 5 is a 5 whether you go to school in DC or Alabama. Grades in other classes can be very subjective. Smaller, private schools with strong, well established reputations don't need this validation as much as public schools do. [/quote]

I went to a no-name high school that didn't offer AP classes. It didn't hurt me with regards to admissions, which was almost entirely based off SAT scores, but I know that it did with regards to scholarships for exactly the reasons you mention. [/quote]

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