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@karen_fitzer
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 • 4 years ago •
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When entering number of AP/Honors classes in chancing profile, do I count number of classes per semester or per year?

On my transcript, each AP/honors class is listed by semester, e.g., AP English 1 (fall) and AP English 2 (spring). I have taken two semesters each of Honors Advanced Algebra, Honors Geometry, AP English Comp, and AP US History (i.e., total of four AP/Honors courses or eight semesters), plus I will take two more semesters each of two AP courses in my senior year (i.e., total of two AP courses or four semesters). Do I count this as 12 AP/Honors classes (six classes x two semesters each), or as six AP/Honors classes in your chancing algorithm?

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@cp839
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 • 4 years ago

Definitely by the individual course. For example if I have a block schedule and take AP Calc AB and APUSH and you take it on a yearlong schedule, we both only took 2 courses even if one person took each course over two semesters and the other had one semester courses.

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@DebaterMAX4 years ago

Agreed put it by course. AP USH is 1 year while AP Macroeconomics is 1 semester it’s still 2 classes

[🎤 AUTHOR]@karen_fitzer4 years ago

But it doesn't seem right that I get the same amount of credit in your algorithm for a 1-year AP course as I do for a 1-semester AP course. So if I take two 1-semester AP classes I'll get credit for two AP classes, but if I take a 1-year AP class, I only get credit for one AP class? It makes a difference for the more competitive schools (e.g., UC system). When I enter only six AP/Honors classes (which I thought was pretty good), the result is "room for improvement" in my coursework ranking.

@DebaterMAX4 years ago

I don’t know what to say to your doubts but if the UC application is like CommonApp it will show course name (will include IB and AP titles) and how long it was. So don’t worry about schools misreading it. Hope this clarifies it up for you

@DebaterMAX4 years ago

Also in CV it says to enter # of classes but if you need assurance email support@collegevine.com

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