Class rank

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Class ranking and other things.....

Some schools don't offer IB or AP level courses. And when you look at the scoring system WP uses to calc WCS the most dramatic way to increase your score is to aim high on the ACT/SAT test! Not to say IB and AP courses aren't useful, they are very benefical for your Plan B education


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Some schools don't offer IB or AP level courses. And when you look at the scoring system WP uses to calc WCS the most dramatic way to increase your score is to aim high on the ACT/SAT test! Not to say IB and AP courses aren't useful, they are very benefical for your Plan B education


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My school is an example of that; however, my school does rank by weighting certain courses. The ACT/SAT scores are the way to go!

 

[Rocko]

Some schools don't offer IB or AP level courses. And when you look at the scoring system WP uses to calc WCS the most dramatic way to increase your score is to aim high on the ACT/SAT test! Not to say IB and AP courses aren't useful, they are very benefical for your Plan B education


Push Hard, Press Forward

I'd think that having the AP/IB classes would also give a person a "leg up" on the ACT/SAT tests as well. It would seem that these classes would offer teaching at a higher level then standard classes. I have great respect for the students who score very high on the standardized tests and don't have these AP/IB classes available in school.

I know my son has been in mathletes all through High School and they meet a few times a week throughout the year to work on advanced math for the meets. It has help him tremendously in advancing his math abilities.

Now if only they had "reading"thletes!

 

[USMAROTCFamily]

Some schools don't offer IB or AP level courses. And when you look at the scoring system WP uses to calc WCS the most dramatic way to increase your score is to aim high on the ACT/SAT test! Not to say IB and AP courses aren't useful, they are very benefical for your Plan B education


Push Hard, Press Forward

Our kids' school does not rank the students, does not offer AP/IB courses and doesn't offer any electives. It's a public, charter college prep school that has a set curriculum, where every kid takes the exact same schedule, which are all Honors level classes taught in a seminar fashion. Without exception, every student takes 2 years of Physics, 4 years of Latin, 2 years of Calc. etc. and require a senior thesis that they have to defend in front of a panel. There is not a single student that has a perfect GPA of 4.0, so there is no rampant grade inflation. An A is is 94% or higher and an A- is 90-93%. They report both unweighted and weighted GPAs to colleges. The school does offer a student council, no elected leadership positions for clubs, no NHS and no opportunity to go to Boys/Girls State. As you can imagine, we were a bit concerned on how all of is received by colleges, the academies and the AROTC/NROTC boards. The school has a great reputation, however of having over 95% of their graduating classes to attend college, be accepted into top schools, including the academies. Thankfully, DD did well on both the SAT and ACT.

 

[Coltron]

The school does offer a student council, no elected leadership positions for clubs, no NHS and no opportunity to go to Boys/Girls State. As you can imagine, we were a bit concerned

Not sure about other states, but I know that in Arizona you can apply to Boys State directly at a local American Legion charter if you school does not nominate students and endorse the program. I'm sure it's like that for other states as well. No school can just exclude students from going to Boys State, the America Legion will work with you.

 

[USMAROTCFamily]

Not sure about other states, but I know that in Arizona you can apply to Boys State directly at a local American Legion charter if you school does not nominate students and endorse the program. I'm sure it's like that for other states as well. No school can just exclude students from going to Boys State, the America Legion will work with you.

Unfortunately, for us, it was Girls State for us. I went to the head person in the state and they refused to offer an opportunity, as they say they don't have enough room to offer slots to all schools. They have chosen to exclude the charter schools in the state from being able to participate and don't offer open applications. We'll be finding out this year, if there are options for our DS, who is an 11th grader to get into Boys State.

 

[Coltron]

Unfortunately, for us, it was Girls State for us. I went to the head person in the state and they refused to offer an opportunity, as they say they don't have enough room to offer slots to all schools. They have chosen to exclude the charter schools in the state from being able to participate and don't offer open applications. We'll be finding out this year, if there are options for our DS, who is an 11th grader to get into Boys State.

That's unfortunate. Girls State does have a much smaller amount of slots, so I can see how they wouldn't be as accommodating. Best of luck to your DS, hopefully he gets the opportunity to attend Boys State! It was honestly one of the most spectacular experiences in my lifetime, and I am am positive I will never forget my time there. It would be a shame that anyone would be denied based on what school they go to.