How do top colleges view OnRamps vs. AP classes

cptofthehouse
Sat, 17 Aug 2019 12:02:16 +0000

AP is the gold standard for curriculum rigor. It takes an Admission Counsrlor a glance of the eye to see if s student took the Core classes in APs offered by their school. That very simplicity makes it preferable.

There are thousands, tens of thousands of other college classes a student can take these days. Some are DE through a school program—notice how you had to explain what in the flock of programs OnRamps is because you probably know most people won’t have a clue. UT- Austin’s Admissions Officers likely know. It’s probably explained inntge school Profile included with your application, something your GZC will send to the colleges. I suggest you ask to get a copy of that so you can personally read exactly what an admissions office will be reading.

If this program is the way students at your high school are able to get the most rigorous courses, than that’s the way it’s viewed. If a kid in another school, has a community college as his access to the most rigorous courses, those CC courses are given every bit the same weight as your courses. AOs don’t sit there and assess the college quality in DE courses. These days kids find ways to take courses at the top colleges in the country —Harvard, Stanford etc have programs specifically for this. It’s nice to have them on the resume especially for those kids whose high school is limited. It shows going above and beyond to seek challenging academic settings. If you are at a school ride with AP courses available, not do much. Every year top students are disappointed that all those years of taking Harvard summer courses did not gain them entry into Harvard even with those professors giving them LORs