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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And the students are not all getting 5s on APs.  Far from it.[/quote]

At what school are all the kids getting 5s on APs?  The point is that there are plenty of classes that are challenging, many of which are in the social sciences and so have a decent amount of writing.

I would also emphasize the extracurricular opportunities that are academic in nature and that have a strong writing component--the Beacon, mock trial, and debate.  Is this the same as mandatory writing requirements that you would get in a private school?  No.  But they are pretty intensive and the feedback kids get (from faculty advisors and their peers) is excellent.

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The PP was referring to the JR kids getting accepted to the Top10 schools...not the general JR population.

Again, 60% of JR students on average score 3 or higher.[/quote]

It is a small minority of JR students getting into the top 10 schools.
Why is this thread focusing on the top 5% of students. The top group of kids (maybe the top 30 students by GPA) would be fine anywhere.
What is JR like for the kid who is not able to handle a course load of 10+ APs. What options do they have. [b]From what I have heard the non AP courses are fairly low level.[/b] It would be nice if the honors classes were actually honors[/quote]

From my actual experience of having kids at JR, the AP courses are challenging and interesting. [/quote]

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