@VickiSoCal, there might be an argument that Cal Poly doesn’t acknowledge AP/Honors rigor in 12th grade beyond the 8 GPA points, but they certainly don’t ignore rigor in general. Students who choose to take A-G electives in grade 12 beyond the minimum are rewarded in the MCA for doing so. If you look at my post that you responded to, that’s all that was ever said. I was speaking in general terms about taking A-G classes. That is the “rigor” that matters after a student has accumulated 8 AP/Honors semester points. If a student pushes his/herself a little further with AP classes senior year, then the reward can also come in the form of college credit when the tests are passed.
Again, good students tend to earn good options when all is said and done.