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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC not enrolled at Churchill because we are in private...but I am happy for this report cause it only helps our home value.  Yay!![/quote]

Money well spent on private! (oops)[/quote]

Yes very well spent. I would never expose my child to that pressure cooker environment. My fears about this school were confirmed when I learned recently that to get into top university, Churchill student is taking 8 APs.  My DS will never take that many but will still be competitive and better educated without the stress. Very happy with our choice. [/quote]
DP.. I've no doubt your kid is getting a good education, but your kid is also going to be competing with Churchill and other MCPS kids, and really, from kids all over.  A college applicant taking 8 AP classes would probably get a boost over a similar student not taking that many AP classes.[/quote]

Nope you are wrong.  The admissions people look at a student's academic profile within a particular school.  The non AP classes in my child's high school are known to be just as rigorous or more rigorous than some public school AP courses.  The admissions people know this.  So my kid with 4 AP courses is just as qualified as your kid with 8 AP courses.  I know this because I heard it from a well respected college consultant.  So Yale will take 2 kids from Churchill and 2 kids from DC's private school.  They won't pit my kid against yours.  They will pit my kid against other Yale applicants within DC's private school.  The admissions folks are also very aware of grade inflation in Churchill...so that is also a consideration.[/quote]

I have seen posters refer to this frequently. I was under the impression this refers to the 50% minimum grade. Otherwise, I have not seen evidence of your charge which is potentially damaging to the children at Churchill who have worked extremely hard on their studies. Further, this thread refers to MD public schools and this poster takes this gratitius opportunity to impune students. [/quote]

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