<p>I go to a college prepratory school with very rigorous courses. For many students at other schools, it is very easy to take 5 to 6 AP classes in one year; however, at my school, it is much more difficult to get into AP classes let alone take 5 or 6 in a single year. At my school, an average (or rather above average student) will probably take up to four AP classes in all their four years of high school. For myself, I will be only taking two or three. I am just wondering if I am at a disavantage compared to other students when it comes to the rigor of my courses. Will having less Ap classes than another student affect the chances of me getting into W&M??</p>
<p>you can only be compared to the number of classes you could take at your school. If your HS offers 12 AP courses and you only take 2, I can’t imagine that is ideal.</p>
<p>I can tell you there are a number of W&M students that show up with numerous 5’s on AP exams though. I doubt your AP courses are significantly harder than they would be at another school. Wouldn’t that defeat the point of AP?</p>
<p>Soccerguy is right. We evaluate your transcript in the context of what’s made available to you at your high school. When your transcript is submitted, it will be accompanied by a secondary school report which will tell us a) how many APs are offered at your high school b) whether or not the number of APs you can take is limited by school policy and if so what that limit is and c) how rigorous your program is compared to other students at your high school. We will also receive a high school profile which will tell us whether or not there’s an application/selection process for AP classes.</p>
<p>So we will not compare your courses to those of a student who goes to a school where you can take as many APs as you want. Furthermore there are schools that don’t offer APs and we don’t disadvantage those students for not taking APs. We just ask you to do the best that you can within your academic environment.</p>
<p>i disagree. AP classes are not equal in most schools. its the same material its just given to you with more intensity</p>
<p>if it is the same material but more intense, what do you do the rest of the time? You learn all the material in 75% of the time and then sleep for the rest of the year?</p>
<p>Honestly, I did the IB program and my only college credits from an AP test that I took multiple years after I took the class, so I don’t really have a high opinion of AP exams.</p>
<p>Momilli, not quite sure what you mean. We recognize that of course in any school one AP class might have a more rigorous reputation than that same class does at another school maybe because of a teacher. Additionally, we recognize that all school environments are different based on the students and teachers who are part of that school community but we do believe that the material taught to students in AP classes is very standard across the board. Yes we realize there will be deviations in how that material is taught and at what speed but generally AP classes cover the same material in order to prepare students adequately for AP exams.</p>
<p>Additionally, not all schools offer APs or if they do, not all schools offer all APs which is why we evaluate each student within the context of their high school. That’s a central tennant of our holistic review.</p>