Reply to Rigor - Is it that important?

Forum Index » College and University Discussion

Reply to "Rigor - Is it that important?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC was not top rigor across all 5 subjects. In early to HYPS. Had the grades and test scores, but less than 10 APs. Public school. [/quote]

Wow! congrats!  hooked or a unique angle or athlete?[/quote]

Thanks. I would say just a strong compelling application with strong LORs (one teacher showed it to him after acceptance) and essays to back it up. Followed interests and went deep. Did not fall into the pressure of AP rat race. Made choices that worked for him and course selection made sense. Some prestigious awards and one internship that all came about from following his interests.

Two kids from our public were accepted into the same HYPS in the early round. The other applicant had 13+ APs but also showed deep interest in STEM field with research publications. DC had less than 10 APs. Strong scores. They both had most rigorous marked on the counselor rec.

My takeaway - make a strong application all around that tells your story. One class or AP is not going to make or break you. Try to aim for all As but a B is not going to throw your app in the reject pile.

Finally, if your kids doesn't have the interest or curiosity or whatever you want to call it, then maybe just accept that there are many great schools out there. We have younger ones who might be better at grinding out APs, As, and test scores, but they don't have the uniqueness and intellectual drive as DC1. [/quote]

A barb?[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics