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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Doesn’t really matter due to advent of TO, the point of the APs is not the test score, it’s the GPA boost[/quote]

NO.

It's not, and never has been, about the GPA boost. Colleges look at UNWEIGHTED GPA, not weighted GPA. This point has been repeated over and over again on this thread, and over and over on DCUM for at least since my oldest kid was applying five years ago, in the pre-TO era. How many more times before you get it?

For kids going to state schools and many SLACs, a 4-5 on an AP will let them skip and get credit for the intro, 100-level course, which could save them tuition or being bored for a semester. Ivies generally don't allow this and only use APs for credentialling.

The point of APs is credentialling for public school kids, where the quality of teaching may be more uneven and colleges want assurance that A in AP Statistics reflects a solid understanding of the material.

Result: A kid who scores 4 or 5 on an AP will send in their scores, TO or not. [/quote]
Many schools from 30-50 give kids AP credit, not just State schools.  
My kid is only allowed to use 4 AP credits for "getting ahead"/"getting college credit" but can use as many as they want to put themselves into higher courses.  They cannot however use them to get ahead in "core curriculum area"---so thankful my kid avoided the AP ENG/APUSH as they wouldn't count.

So my kid has a full semester of credit and is has 2 additional areas where they are starting at the next level course.   due to AP credit.  This will enable them to do Engineering and a CS minor (or a 2nd engineering minor) in 4 years. [/quote]

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