Anonymous wrote:Strange. I was told with inflated GPAs these days Kids scoring 5s are looked at preferentially.

I was also told by AOs abs college counselor that part of a HS rigor is the profile of AP scores from the college board.

Anonymous wrote:This is was not known at all when current students applied. The school continued to offer the exams even after stopping the courses. (And before that, it offered AP English exams even though AP English was never taught). This is the first year they aren’t.

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Anonymous wrote:GDS seems to be interested in maintaining its equity first, woke reputation at all costs. It’s shocking to me that parents pay to have their children indoctrinated there.

+1000

But how does this policy play into this? Seriously asking. My other question with GDS is every time their new policies come up on this board, parents are really mad. Why is there such a disconnect between the school’s choices and what the parents want? I can’t make sense of this.

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Anonymous wrote:The wording is key.

It’s true, there is no negative effect if a school does not have any AP classes to offer. The problem here is that is meant for schools in poorer districts that cannot afford to have AP programs and teachers got those classes or where there is very little interest by the majority of the student body.

A ‘top’ private, that charges $$$$, and has a mostly wealthy and privileged clientele that decides no more APs or AP exams is a red flag that’s obviously trying to game the system and rely solely on reputation. They know their students can’t compete with the public school kids in this area.

yep. Jackson Reed (DCPS) is next door and kids start cranking out APs in 10th grade there. Top kids will take 15+ but their pass rate (scores of 3+) on most is in the teens. My neighbor's kid was in 2 APs last year that didn't have teachers for 6+ months. So the kids just all got As for doing nothing (they couldn't grade them as there were no teachers to give any assignments).

The JR pass rate is actually around 58%. Not saying that is anything amazing, but why make up s**t.

Uh, no it's not.
Please find me the source for that 58%.
You're the one making s%^t up.

I guess you are such a dumbf**k you can't use google. You are actually correct...the pass rate is 63%. See the link: https://dcps.dc.gov/publication/ap-score-data-sets

What is actually surprising is that DCPS as a WHOLE has a pass rate of 43% which is heavily skewed by Walls and JR.

No you are the MORON of all morons.
Read your own table.

63% is the percentage of STUDENTS WITH AT LEAST ONE SCORE OF 3+.

Quite a bit different that a passing rate of 63%.

Dumb F%&k indeed. You must be a product of Jackson Reed.

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Anonymous wrote:The wording is key.

It’s true, there is no negative effect if a school does not have any AP classes to offer. The problem here is that is meant for schools in poorer districts that cannot afford to have AP programs and teachers got those classes or where there is very little interest by the majority of the student body.

A ‘top’ private, that charges $$$$, and has a mostly wealthy and privileged clientele that decides no more APs or AP exams is a red flag that’s obviously trying to game the system and rely solely on reputation. They know their students can’t compete with the public school kids in this area.

yep. Jackson Reed (DCPS) is next door and kids start cranking out APs in 10th grade there. Top kids will take 15+ but their pass rate (scores of 3+) on most is in the teens. My neighbor's kid was in 2 APs last year that didn't have teachers for 6+ months. So the kids just all got As for doing nothing (they couldn't grade them as there were no teachers to give any assignments).

The JR pass rate is actually around 58%. Not saying that is anything amazing, but why make up s**t.

Uh, no it's not.
Please find me the source for that 58%.
You're the one making s%^t up.

I guess you are such a dumbf**k you can't use google. You are actually correct...the pass rate is 63%. See the link: https://dcps.dc.gov/publication/ap-score-data-sets

What is actually surprising is that DCPS as a WHOLE has a pass rate of 43% which is heavily skewed by Walls and JR.

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Anonymous wrote:Look, what GDS is saying is something that I’ve always known to be true and the college admissions counselors have said over and over again is true but that DCUM simply refuses to accept: AP scores don’t matter for college admissions. They just don’t. They only matter for college credit. What’s important to college admissions officials at the top colleges is that you generally take the toughest courses available to you in high school, and in public schools and many privates those courses are AP. But it’s the courses that count, not the scores on the AP exams. After all, most students take more AP courses their senior year than any other year, and colleges won’t even see the AP exam scores into after they have already made their admissions decisions.

Every time I see a “chance my kid” post here where somebody talks about their kid having all 5s I roll my eyes for this reason. They just don’t get it.

I think it’s safe to assume that a school as prestigious and successful in college admissions as GDS knows better about what is important to college admissions than the likes of you.

NYU at least will accept 3 AP scores in lieu of SATs or ACTs

https://www.nyu.edu/admissions/undergraduate-admissions/how-to-apply/standardized-tests.html

BC uses them in admission

https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/admission/apply/test-optional.html

Same with CWU

https://case.edu/admission/apply/requirements-enhancements

and Dartmouth

https://admissions.dartmouth.edu/glossary-question/2028-applicants-what-does-test-optional-class-2028-mean

Duke make be most explicit
"We value those scores when available as demonstrations of subject mastery to complement your academic transcripts. You should self-report these scores in your application."
https://admissions.duke.edu/faqs/

Rice is similar to Duke

https://admission.rice.edu/apply/first-year-domestic-applicants

Hopkins wants them

https://apply.jhu.edu/how-to-apply/application-deadlines-requirements/standardized-testing/

Swarthmore warns that they can help or hurt
"AP, IB, and other examination scores are optional in our process. Please think carefully on whether you want to share these results with us in your application. You will not have the option to suppress AP, IB, and other examination scores, so if you submit them, we may use them in our review process."
https://www.swarthmore.edu/admissions-aid/standardized-testing-policy

So while PP is correct that some schools don't use them, plenty do

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Anonymous wrote:GDS seems to be interested in maintaining its equity first, woke reputation at all costs. It’s shocking to me that parents pay to have their children indoctrinated there.

+1000

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Anonymous wrote:The wording is key.

It’s true, there is no negative effect if a school does not have any AP classes to offer. The problem here is that is meant for schools in poorer districts that cannot afford to have AP programs and teachers got those classes or where there is very little interest by the majority of the student body.

A ‘top’ private, that charges $$$$, and has a mostly wealthy and privileged clientele that decides no more APs or AP exams is a red flag that’s obviously trying to game the system and rely solely on reputation. They know their students can’t compete with the public school kids in this area.

yep. Jackson Reed (DCPS) is next door and kids start cranking out APs in 10th grade there. Top kids will take 15+ but their pass rate (scores of 3+) on most is in the teens. My neighbor's kid was in 2 APs last year that didn't have teachers for 6+ months. So the kids just all got As for doing nothing (they couldn't grade them as there were no teachers to give any assignments).

The JR pass rate is actually around 58%. Not saying that is anything amazing, but why make up s**t.

Uh, no it's not.
Please find me the source for that 58%.
You're the one making s%^t up.

Anonymous wrote:GDS seems to be interested in maintaining its equity first, woke reputation at all costs. It’s shocking to me that parents pay to have their children indoctrinated there.

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Anonymous wrote:GDS charges for the exams. It’s a passthrough expense, so they don’t make money. But these tests are given on school days and are proctored by teachers, who don’t mind a breather in lesson planning and grading.

IOW, it’s a win or a wash. So why get rid of the tests?

The tests aren't proctored by teachers. They bring in people to proctor them so teachers don't have to miss class. It's the wrong decision to stop offering the tests, but this has nothing to do with it and is inaccurate.

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Anonymous wrote:If you want to prove that a 3.65 at GDS is equivalent to an unweighted 3.98 at a public school, have the kids prove it. Take the AP exams.

That’s what many students have been doing. The school just made it even harder for them.

Anonymous wrote:I cannot understand what college applications are based on any more. How will they compare without relying heavily on essays and CVs?