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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]It depends on the class.  Some are more rigorous than others but they aren't very rigorous.  However, everything is done online so no need for a backpack.  Why is she getting B's if its so easy?  Weren't you monitoring things?[/quote]

:roll:  You are that mom.  All A's or you are the worst?  Not the PP but my kids can get all A's and B's and that is just fine. You have no idea who is trying their best or not.  And honestly trying your absolute best for all A's in middle school and stressing about it is a huge waste of time.  No one cares. [/quote]

DP. I agree with the PP. middle school is a lot easier than high school and if she’s already getting two B’s, it doesn’t bode well for a GPA good enough for something like UMD. It’s gotten very competitive. Moreover, her work ethic is going to have to improve because AP classes are no joke. And she’s not going to get into even average schools without a bunch of AP’s. Honors and below will not cut it even for the flagship.[/quote]

AP's are the biggest money making scam of this generation. Most have to retake them in college and many colleges don't accept a lot of them.

Find me a student that has fun through high school without popping Adderall to stay up and study - goes to JUCO for 2 years and transfers to the same college as Adderall-popping anxious depressed kids  who paid WAY over 5 figures for tutors, AP's, AP testing, ACT/SAT prep, and five SAT/AC tests. Not to mention all of the money spent to make your kid look college perfect on a piece of paper.

Not only do those A's with mixed B's and C's kids have a more normal fun life, they graduate college with the same degree with half the debt and half the stress.

So please please stop pointing people in the direction of all A's and AP's all of the time.  You wonder why so many high schoolers are f'ing miserable.  [/quote]

Both my kids graduated in 3 years from UMD due to AP credit so they sure saved us a ton of money. One of my kids got a merit scholarship so saved us even more money. AP’s were not a scam for us.[/quote]

Can someone explain, if a kid takes an AP class in public high school at have to pay? How? How are they a scam? [/quote]

[b]Not the PP, but many kids don't even pass the AP test,  have you seen the percentages?  They are abysmal.[/b]  And most colleges don't allow 3's anymore and some aren't allowing any - even 5's now.   Some only allow 2-3 AP's max.  And if you use one and fail the following course, college advisors will make your retake that AP course.  Example.  You come in with a Calc AP, but fail the next level Calc course.  You are retaking your AP Calculus your 2nd semester and you are now further behind than those that never took the AP.  It happens more than you know.  Many advisors recommend just retaking certain courses if they are in your major because they know (and so do all of you parents) that a high school teacher with a BA from Towson isn't teaching Calc BC like a professor at an engineering college. [/quote]
You're clueless. Over 70% of MCPS students passed with 3 or higher.[/quote]

[b]Cite your sources[/b] and the breakdown for each course.  And please do it pre-covid because the AP were dumbed down in 20 and 21

Even with the dumbed down tests hardly anyone is getting a 4 or higher

https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/about-ap-scores/score-distributions[/quote]
There
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/departments/publicinfo/MCPS_AP_IB_Enrollment.pdf[/quote]

These are so vague because the truth hurts.   MCPS does not list per class or how many got a 3, 4, or 5 but the AP board does.  Why?  Because it will show how poorly it is.  No one is denying they are better than the state and national level averages.  But we live in a privileged wealthy county where everyone hires tutors.  It isn't that impressive overall, especially when they are afraid to break it down and show the odds are against you.  A 3 on an AP is meaningless at most colleges.

In reality many top colleges do not accept AP's or only accept 4 and sometimes JUST 5's.  And many colleges will allow you to use credits for extra courses but not your major which is also a huge scam.  My friend's son went to Harvey Mudd and they accepted nothing. More and more colleges each year are getting rid of them because 1.  They make more money and 2. They have realized the students aren't truly prepared for the next class beyond their AP. They will be obsolete in 5 years.

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