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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Use the extra time from being on the easier track to have the kid self-study and take the AP exam on his own. [/quote]

Can you do that outside of school? If so that’s not a bad idea. Would this still go on a transcript somehow if the exam was passed?[/quote]

Yes you can definitely take an AP exam without taking the AP course. He should be able to do that at his own school. He would have to study extra obviously. You can have the test scores sent to the colleges (don’t do this until you see the scores).

I will share that for college apps, students are compared to others at their own school. Improved rigor year over year will be good, but it all depends on his rigor vs his classmates applying to the same schools. Maybe meet with college counseling now and ask about rigor kids generally have when applying to your target schools. You could consider switching to public and putting tuition money toward a tutor for tests, but in my experience, public schools have so many more AP offerings, some kids take AP everything which still might leave your student at a disadvantage if that is just going to be really difficult for them. Privates don’t have as many AP offerings so the race for quantity of APs isn’t as crazy. Good luck! [/quote]

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