<p>I want to rant a minute.
Part of the pressure IMO is from the high schools themselves to enroll kids in AP classes in order to improve their ranking in news magazines.</p>
<p>The ranking doesn’t depend on test scores, just that you took the test. It doesn’t matter if it was AP Geography or Calculus BC, it counts.</p>
<p>My daughter took Marine Biology as a sophomore( they also offered genetics after bio) that her school offered instead of AP biology. The UW gives college credit for this class, but her district told the school it will no longer count as science credit only as an elective because they want the students to take more APs.</p>
<p>I see this as being driven by the rankings not what the students need or are interested in.</p>