School Profile

<p>Hi. I will be applying to colleges this fall. My high school doesn't rank students, offer several AP classes, etc. We have some great things, but we do not have a lot of what other schools offer.</p>

<p>I always hear the the school sends in a "school profile," so the college knows the difficulty of classes you've taken, etc. in regards to your classmates.</p>

<p>However, I have seen the school profile my school sends out. It is a one-page description of the school. It doesn't mention that we hardly have any AP classes, etc. Instead, it actually stresses some of the things we do have, making it seem better than it is. It doesn't even have a listing of courses available, just a list of required courses.</p>

<p>Anyways, what can I do? How can colleges know then that I am taking the most difficult classes (even if they aren't AP or anything)?</p>

<p>Sorry. This was a bit long.</p>

<p>I have the same question regarding my school, because it's fairly new (1999). We have really tough classes & such. Hopefully our "school profile" highlights the difficulty in getting selected as well as the rigorous courseload.</p>

<p>The secondary school report for most schools asks what the top level course is in each subject. If your GC writes that Honors Physics is the best science course available, we wouldn't penalize you for not taking AP Physics.</p>

<p>If the SSRs you see don't ask for this info, there's nothing wrong with sending along a letter to explain your curriculum.</p>

<p>Dean J: In my D's school, you cannot take an AP class unless you got a 95 or higher FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR in the prerequsite class the year before. Consequently, even though my daughter has had straight As, since they have been in the 93-94 range, she only has one AP class her entire 4 years. This makes it look as though she was not trying to take a tough courseload, but she would have loved to have taken more APs. Would this sort of info be on a school profile?</p>