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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the science and math APs are good to take and while both my kids attended top NYC privates, their school allowed them to sign up for AP exams at the school but did not teach for the AP exam so they brushed up on any topics that school did not cover. [/quote]

Is this true of DC area schools?   Will they proctor?[/quote]

Students at privates without APs can sign up to take the tests at several MoCo publics or Basis in VA and pay for them.[/quote]

This approach seems like a waste of time TBH.  There seem to be two threads on this now, but AP count doesn’t directly correlate with admissions success.  This is especially true when coming from a school that doesn’t offer AP courses.[/quote]

So, if your child is a private that does not teach an official AP class, but your child takes them outside of class anyway, wouldn't they be compared to other students at their school?  And wouldn't some of the other students in their grade take multiple AP tests also?  To me, it seems more fraught because even if your child does not have to take any AP exams (in theory), a fair number do - they're just not public with how many/which ones, unlike the public school kids.[/quote]

This is correct, many students at DCs private took multiple AP exams, even though the school didn’t offer AP classes. DC took 3 AP exams, and it did require quite a bit of studying outside of school, as the school went deeper on coursework, but the AP exams are broader, with a wider range material.

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