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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some students skip APUSH so they can focus on their AP Physics and AP Calc BC that year. Just saying that the whole course load tells the story, not a single course.[/quote]
Depends on your HS. My kid skipped an AP in a core subject and got waitlisted. 3.98/4.5, 1560-engineering.  I'm sure the accepted students from his high achieving public were all taking 4-5 APs junior year.[/quote]

I agree. I have heard Dean J say several times they[b] want highest rigor[/b] in all courses because you don’t really know what their major will be at this age. Need to show depth.[/quote]

I asked Dean J about AP CS - she said that isn't core; according to her it's an elective. They want highest rigor in core. She looked hesitant when I hinted at compensating: APUSH with AP CS(and higher) with a lot more AP Sciences. This is for a STEM major. You have to choose where to put your time right?

[b]I don't agree with DeanJ but you wanna play ball - her rules. [/quote][/b]

It’s not just Dean J. All of the very top schools want to see maximum rigor in core subjects and that includes foreign language. If you intend to apply to an Ivy or top SLAC, this is what you do. Remember the top schools then have their own foreign language requirement for their own undergraduates. They are dead serious about raising citizens of the world who will have to increasingly deal in world affairs in multiple languages..[/quote]

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