Can You Translate Elite-College AdmissionSpeak?

[Postmodern]

I personally know several kids who overextended themselves in APs (some of which they had ZERO real interest in) because they were in the AP rat race- and they had plenty of HONORS level courses available. The result was some Bs in some APs. The Bs bring down the GPA and the additional APs ended up hurting them in elite college admissions.

So are you saying that those kids who couldn’t handle AP level courses that their peers could are better candidates for elite colleges?

And I know you are focused on UW, but in most high schools I know of a weighted A- is better for rank than an honors A, and a B+ almost as good but much more beneficial when rigor is considered.

This is exactly why the whole college admissions thing is poisonous for the future. If you deviate from the predefined path you get nuked by AOs. What is this doing to creativity in the best young students in the country? Is it any wonder why the AOs are flooded with indistinguishable applications???

@droppedit forgive me but I could use a little more detail on this point.