Anonymous
Post 10/24/2019 06:30     Subject: Re:What does "most rigorous" mean?
It means AP Physics C not 1 or 2
It means Calculus BC not AB
It means AP Chem and/or AP Bio not AP Psych or AP Environmental Science
It means both AP Lit and AP Language
It means AP Histories for 3+ years
It means AP Foreign Language
AP Stats is a nice add on but not in lieu of BC Calc

Anonymous
Post 10/24/2019 06:26     Subject: What does "most rigorous" mean?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I would think it means AP level in each subject.


What it means is objective - based on how the guidance counselor interprets the question. But they have to decide based on the entire class’ profile. The other thing the counselor will share is how your GPA stacks up - even if they don’t rank. Top 10%, top 25% etc. If you have taken far fewer APs and honors classes your GPA will reflect it.

However, unless you are aiming for a highly selective college without a hook, it probably won’t matter much.


Who are you talking to? Are there kids in this forum?
yes, there are some students on this forum.
Anonymous
Post 10/24/2019 01:08     Subject: What does "most rigorous" mean?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:High math track available. Same for all other subjects studied.


Do you think this is really true? I know kids who have transferred in from privates and have been on a less accelerated math track. If they still get to AP Calculus and they get all A's, what's the problem? Kids can't help it if they were not part of the MCPS system at an early age when the super-acceleration decisions were being made.


Most rigorous means taking the many of highest level classes available at your school. If something isn’t offered, it won’t be held against you.
Anonymous
Post 10/24/2019 00:11     Subject: What does "most rigorous" mean?
Anonymous wrote:High math track available. Same for all other subjects studied.


Do you think this is really true? I know kids who have transferred in from privates and have been on a less accelerated math track. If they still get to AP Calculus and they get all A's, what's the problem? Kids can't help it if they were not part of the MCPS system at an early age when the super-acceleration decisions were being made.
Anonymous
Post 10/23/2019 21:25     Subject: What does "most rigorous" mean?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I would think it means AP level in each subject.


What it means is objective - based on how the guidance counselor interprets the question. But they have to decide based on the entire class’ profile. The other thing the counselor will share is how your GPA stacks up - even if they don’t rank. Top 10%, top 25% etc. If you have taken far fewer APs and honors classes your GPA will reflect it.

However, unless you are aiming for a highly selective college without a hook, it probably won’t matter much.


Who are you talking to? Are there kids in this forum?
Anonymous
Post 10/23/2019 21:09     Subject: What does "most rigorous" mean?
Highest class offered. So if an AP is offered then that, if only honors is offered, then that. If there is only regular, than that is ok (for example theater classes). There may be more or less APs available depending on your kid’s interests. Seems to be a lot of AP options for history kids, for example. My DS likes engineering and in his school those only go up to honors.
Anonymous
Post 10/23/2019 20:53     Subject: What does "most rigorous" mean?
Anonymous wrote:I would think it means AP level in each subject.


What it means is objective - based on how the guidance counselor interprets the question. But they have to decide based on the entire class’ profile. The other thing the counselor will share is how your GPA stacks up - even if they don’t rank. Top 10%, top 25% etc. If you have taken far fewer APs and honors classes your GPA will reflect it.

However, unless you are aiming for a highly selective college without a hook, it probably won’t matter much.
Anonymous
Post 10/23/2019 20:33     Subject: What does "most rigorous" mean?
I would think it means AP level in each subject.
Anonymous
Post 10/23/2019 20:25     Subject: What does "most rigorous" mean?
If means if you school offers AP's take some of them.

If it does not , then be sure to take honors.

And the courses you take, should make sense for your interest (like Calculus if you want to be an engineer).

Don't take all easy classes to get a high GPA.
Anonymous
Post 10/23/2019 20:18     Subject: What does "most rigorous" mean?
It depends on what the options were. Did she take APs in the core subjects? Did she choose them where they were available to her?

And yes it is just a box on a form the GC fills out.
Anonymous
Post 10/23/2019 20:11     Subject: What does "most rigorous" mean?
Anonymous wrote:Sounds like she will be a notch below those other students, unless the students who do more are a tiny number - like 10 or less.


Isn't it just a box?

Anonymous
Post 10/23/2019 20:01     Subject: What does "most rigorous" mean?
Sounds like she will be a notch below those other students, unless the students who do more are a tiny number - like 10 or less.
Anonymous
Post 10/23/2019 19:29     Subject: What does "most rigorous" mean?
Anonymous wrote:Dd's school offers 27 AP classes and 12 honors classes. She took 5 AP classes and 7 honors classes. What does most rigorous really mean? If you compare her to some peers with 9 or 12 APs, she did not take the "most rigorous."


So she is probably going to do a bit worse than those kids in admissions, ceteris paribus.

Anonymous
Post 10/23/2019 18:43     Subject: What does "most rigorous" mean?
High math track available. Same for all other subjects studied.
Anonymous
Post 10/23/2019 18:36     Subject: What does "most rigorous" mean?
Dd's school offers 27 AP classes and 12 honors classes. She took 5 AP classes and 7 honors classes. What does most rigorous really mean? If you compare her to some peers with 9 or 12 APs, she did not take the "most rigorous."