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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]http://uvaapplication.blogspot.com/2019/10/course-rigor-and-curriculum-strength.html

There's a whole section about APs in this blog. 
[QUOTE]Plenty of people want to know how many AP courses a student should take to be competitive in our process. We don't approach applications this way. First of all, [b]not everyone goes to a school with APs as an option.[/b] [/QUOTE]
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They also know when you're avoiding the perfectly excellent public schools that do have AP options and instead you're choosing a school that doesn't have it. They would also expect that if the coursework is more vigorous than public school AP classes, then the student should have no problem taking the AP exam to prove their knowledge.  Paying $$$$ for private school shows you're not so poor that the exam is unaffordable.

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We didn't avoid public school, we chose private HS after public elementary & middle schools.  The private school we chose had AP classes up until this year, when they basically just renamed them to "Advanced".  The kids are still going to take the AP exams in May.  My kid is heading to one of the HYP schools in the fall unhooked, so the school obviously didn't have any issues with the lack of "AP" classes on the transcript.[/quote]

You’ve made my point. Your kid still took the AP exam, which is what colleges will want to see from kids coming out of expensive private schools without AP classes.

The other pp stated UVA doesn’t expect APs from applicants coming from schools without them, but they are talking about schools that may not be high ranking public schools. They would not judge an applicant from a good school district attending an expensive private school without APs the same way. They expect AP exams to be taken because the kids there have the means to do so. 
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AP tests aren’t necessary to get into a good school nor does taking 17 AP exams make your kid a “better” candidate than others.  My kids at an expensive private school took 3 and 4 AP exams, respectively, and got into three of HYPS each. The AP exam is devalued and not a point of comparison between schools. [/quote]

I never said it had to be 17 AP’s or any number. And you keep saying kids don’t need to take AP exams then use your kids as examples of getting into great schools even though they did take AP exams. [/quote]

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