Importance of rigorous academic classes?

thecheckbook
Wed, 25 May 2011 06:10:47 +0000

Soozievt, we do have a few counties which are considered economically disadvantaged, but if a student doesn’t come from one of these areas, play sports very, very well or is part of an in demand minority ,three APS are what gets ones app. in the proper pile.
That isn’t the case for the other in state universities, just the flagship and that is not published, but it’s what the recruiters from the university talk to students about during high school visits and pass on to the guidence office. When my daughter was in the local high school five years ago it was two, it’s jumped due to the number of apps.

I am part of the alumni network for this university, a booster and I live a few yards from campus. Unfortunately as long as colleges put so much importance on USNEWS and WORLD REPORT they will continue to be giddy over APs. I have seen a lot of students change thier minds about MT and all other fields so I hate to see any student slow down academically and close options. I have also seen parents, when considering college costs
limiting their students to instate schools when the student thought any school was a consideration.