<p>Hi Everyone~</p>
<p>We live in a small Ohio town. D's class has 157 students. This is a "blue ribbon" public school. (For whatever it's worth!) Actually ranked pretty high in Ohio.</p>
<p>Anyway, here's the dilemma~</p>
<p>My daughter has registered for multiple AP classes the past 2 years and most of them have gotten cancelled due to lack of interest. (The district will not run a class without a minimum of 14 enrolled). She has ended up only getting one so far. HERE'S THE PROBLEM:
When they send the course offerings book to the colleges it is going to show all of these AP courses that are offered, but in reality they aren't available. But it is going to appear that she took an easy road.</p>
<p>D is 4.0 UW. Ranked 1/157. (With 14 other students).</p>
<p>She is hoping to end up with 3 AP's by the end of high school. (Out of the dozen that APPEAR to be available).</p>
<p>Please advise!</p>
<p>Ask the GC to explain it away in his/her letter. This is how a daughter of a friend of mine handled the absence of her continuance with French. She is now a happy freshman at JHU.</p>
<p>Just make sure the GC understands how important it is to explain this, so it doesn’t get left out.</p>
<p>There is also usually a check-off box on the counselor recommendation that says something along the lines of “Student has chosen the most rigorous schedule available.” Be sure your daughter meets with the counselor before the recs and forms are filled out so she can remind her counselor of her efforts to take those classes, and that she took all that were available. Specifically request that the counselor check off that box.</p>
<p>She is first in her class and her GC will more than likely mark that she has taken the most rigorous courseload. These will both indicate that your DD has performed at the top in her group of peers. </p>
<p>Do you know if your DD’s school ranks using weighted grades or unweighted? If it’s weighted, you have even less reason to worry, as AP classes are weighted more and her being ranked first would indicate that she’s taken more rigorous classes–and done better in them–than her peers.</p>
<p>The GC letter is the way to go.
You might find a graceful way to mention it in inerviews and essays</p>