<p>nedad:</p>
<p>our school adds a grade point for UC-approved classes, which includes honors and APs, regardless of whether the kid takes the AP test; (UC does not require a kid to take the AP test). </p>
<p>My S had great frustration last year in his AP course since less than half of the class took the AP test (most were seniors who had already gotten into first choice U), and, therefore they didn't want to participate in study groups or extra credit sessions to prep for the test. Ditto for this year: his AP teacher actually jokes that he 'hates' seniors since they tend to get senioritis, skip the test and the work to prepare for it.</p>
<p>Marite: I think our profile provide the info on the % of kids take the AP tests, but I'm not sure -- I'll have to check. (I've seen the data on other sources, but have yet to ask for the official profile.)</p>