<p>I found that Matthew article (post #37) a bit odd.</p>
<p>He contends that grade grubbing will increase if APs are eliminated because AP exam grades are only 1-5, whereas “regular” grades have greater distinctions: e.g, + and - .</p>
<p>In the schools my kids have attended the grades in AP classes had nothing to do with the scores on the actual AP exam. In the case of seniors taking AP exams the colleges won’t even see these scores before making their decisions.
IF there was going to be grade grubbing in classes this would be taking place in our schools, to exactly the same extent, whether they were designated AP or not.</p>
<p>He also implies that the private schools that have dropped AP are not the types that send lots of kids to HYP. I don’t know who the other schools are, but I know Fieldston, where this whole thing started, does send more than its share to top schools.</p>