<p>^don’t know if you saw it in my earlier thread, clapuma, but I made the point that there are actually colleges out there that literally count the number of AP classes to rank their accepted students for merit scholarships. We learned this just a few weeks ago. They count how many APs and weight the student’s (idk) “scholarship score” accordingly, with the highest scores getting the highest merit scholarships. Ugh. That made me sick when I heard it.</p>
<p>Yes, I agree with you – 9-10 APs or 13-14 APs (that’s about as many as most kids can get here, given all the other required curriculum) – won’t matter for admissions in the vast majority of places (or ALL places?), particularly when you have music or some other passion to back up the smaller number. But the number of APs may actually count for merit scholarships in who knows how many schools! I, personally, think that is very short-sighted and narrow and, most likely, ineffective for the purpose they have in mind (to gather the “best” students at their university). But it’s their program, not mine. And, can you believe it? They didn’t think to ask my opinion about it! :)</p>