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<p>I don’t think we’re talking about admissions here. The OP has a good GPA and SAT for admissions. They are wondering about going for the super competitive BS/MD. For those, any plus is a good thing. Our school does not offer AP (except for AP Euro the rest are DE). Students get accepted many places without issue. However, those going for super competitive anything many times do other things on their own to show dedication. I, personally, think lack of AP does make the difference sometimes. Anyone going for super competitive anything needs to do extra.</p>
<p>FWIW, our school offered AP back when we moved here. They dropped it in favor of DE (easier) over the past 10 years. We can’t just up and move our entrenched Engineering business to go to a different school district and we aren’t Catholic, so it didn’t occur to us to send our kids there.</p>