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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can't speak for public.  But our private school college counselor said that taking more than four or five APs has no incremental value.

Our program is obviously different than public and there is rigor in the standard and honors courses as well.  But I can't believe that selective colleges -- and they are the ones who actually read the whole applications --are going to get stuck on the number of AP courses when you also have standardized test scores, teacher recs, and all the unique things that each applicant brings to the table.  
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Each school counselor submits a generic profile sheet with the application, as mentioned above. It lays out how many and what kind of classes available, including how many APs, Honors, etc. It also shows what the average SAT and ACT score is for the class your kids is in, and the average number of APs taken by students at that school and where your student's GPA falls (top 10%, top 25% etc).

They don't get stuck on the precise number, but if you are applying for a highly selective college, being above the average for APs, and in the top tier by GPA matters. And at big public high schools for better or worse, the students who have loaded up on AP classes and done well will have a higher GPA due to weighting than those who took fewer.

The combination of weighting and required reporting of general rank is what's fueling the drive for a half dozen or more AP classes.[/quote]

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