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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here again - I see lots of comments about AP tests being used to place out of college classes. I get that.

What about the AP test scores being used in admissions as a sign of rigor or academic qualification? I guess that's the question behind my question. [/quote]

Yes, it puts the grade in the equivalent class into a broader perspective.[/quote]

Thanks - so in that case, why are these school college advising offices discouraging the AP test for applicants to the most elite colleges?[/quote]

NP.  This is my concern. How do the schools communicate rigor to colleges, especially if DC wants to apply to a college unfamiliar with these DMV schools?  With the current test optional environment, it seems like eliminating another standard isn't a great idea?  [/quote]

Grades and courseload.[/quote]
What course designation in private schools would an out of state college admissions recognize as "rigorous"?  [/quote]

Here's the GDS profile from 2019-2020 in case some of you have not seen what these look like. This was before the era of no AP courses taught and back when SAT subject tests were still around

https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1614795921/gdsorg/xsi5hisivizvk4kmcgzn/GDS_HS_Profile.pdf

The privates generally define what course load is rigorous and send that out with the school profile.[/quote]

How?  The common app counselor letter?[/quote]

No, there is separate information presented as part of the school profiled.  It is something the privates provide to the colleges directly.  Our private has revised the standard a few times over the years, mostly to take into account the effect of the increased number of advanced offerings.  [/quote]

All schools provide this, it's called a class profile; most are fairly similar in content, but some are more detailed than others. Essentially, it lets a college put your child's transcript in context vis a vis the rest of the class.[/quote][/quote]

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