Chance/Advise a Junior? Please??

hardworking21
Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:58:09 +0000

But how can you define most rigorous? My counselor says my course load will be checked off as “most rigorous” on the Common App; I have taken 10 AP’s, self-studied 1 AP, and almost everything else non-AP is “Honors”. However, there are kids who have taken 11 or 12 APs. Am I at a disadvantage? Or rather, is the rigor of the course load more focused on GPA? As in, a challenging course load (10 APs) with a high GPA looks better than 11 or 12 APs with a lower GPA (difference of 0.2-0.3 GPA points between these two individuals)?

Also–do they cross compare applicants? That is, 2, 3, 4, or even 5 applicants all from the same school applying ED (or RD)?