My school has a really neat German program that goes up to German V and VI after the AP (and that ends in a certification test that would let me, in theory, study in Germany without any other fluency tests which is pretty cool!). Our math program is similar–you can take multivariable calculus after BC. The “catch” is these post-AP classes do not get the extra weight that AP classes do, so you would miss out on that GPA boost if you take them. Would that be a deal breaker for you all?
There are other AP classes I would like to take if post-AP classes really are a disadvantage, so I’ll be doing classes I like either way, thankfully Does the extra weight matter at all as far as admissions are concerned?
If I really wanted to learn the subject, then it would not be a deal breaker. However, honestly, if there were AP classes for similar subjects or that I equally liked, then I would prefer taking more of those AP classes because then I can take a class I like while receiving the extra weight in my GPA. Well, the GPA does matter for college admissions. However, it’s not good to take a class just for the weight and not for the subject. Like the SATs, higher GPAs are obviously better, but a little difference shouldn’t matter too much if you want to take a post-AP class instead of an AP class.
Every high school weights grades differently, so colleges don’t care about your weighted GPA. They care about the classes you took and the letter grades on your transcript, so a class above the level of AP would only help you.
Well, that’s just a stupid decision on your school’s part.
No. For college admissions, AP and post-AP are considered equally rigorous. As @halcyonheather says, colleges do not consider weighted GPA as there is not standard; they will either look at UW GPA or reweight to their standards.
Does the extra weight matter at all as far as admissions are concerned?