My feedAdmissions Advice
0
@intj8w7
0 answers, 0 votes
 • 4 years ago •
Admissions Advice

my school doesn’t offer ap classes, what do i do?
Answered

i’m building my chancing profile and since my school doesn’t offer any ap classes i wrote 0 to all of the coursework spaces. but when it’s chancing me i think the algorithm thinks about me as i had a chance to take ap/honors classes but i didn’t and it’s automatically lowering my chances of entering schools saying that i need to improve my coursework. how do i fix this? is there a way to specify that my school doesn’t offer any ap/honors classes so there were no possibility of me taking them?

AP
0
7
🎉 First post
Let’s welcome @intj8w7 to the community! Remember to be kind, helpful, and supportive in your responses.
@surabhiVinoda year ago

I have 4 honors and 7 IB (HL and SL) courses. In my chances algorithm, it shows 0 AP/IB classes. Is this correct? If I have 7 IB courses, should I add equivalent of AP courses there?

Earn karma by helping others:

1 karma for each ⬆️ upvote on your answer, and 20 karma if your answer is marked accepted.

3 answers

1
Accepted Answer
@maplecreamcookies
expert
202 answers, 291 votes
 • 4 years ago

Hi there! Typically, if you input 0 AP classes (when your school offers 0), our algorithm counts 50% of your honors classes as AP. Unfortunately, since your school offers neither honors nor AP, your situation is unusual relative to most US high schools and is not well supported by our chancing engine. For now, we recommend attending a profile review livestream, (and soon, but not now) you'll be able to connect directly with an admissions officer to ask how the admissions office would see your high school.

Hope this helps, and best of luck!

1
[🎤 AUTHOR]@intj8w74 years ago

first of all thank you for your answer. i really think something’s wrong with the algorithm because it doesn’t act like this (you need to improve your coursework) in every school. just harvard, MIT, caltech and etc. i really don’t know what happened but i think i’ll give it some time, maybe my device etc. is the problem. thank you so much for your idea, it was really helpful!

1
@nerdartsy
4 answers, 7 votes
 • 4 years ago

Hello!

I'm actually facing the same problem. I'm an international student, so having AP classes is out of the question for me (so I self-studied and gave the exams, but that doesn't show up in the chancing profile either).

There is a place in the chancing profile which asks how many AP/IB classes your school offers (I wrote 0), but that doesn't really change anything in the chancing profile.

However, I would say that don't go by only the chancing profile. If you've taken the hardest courses the school offers, then you should feel confident about your chances. For example, all my classes are A-Level classes, which rank the same as AP classes, so I guess that's how I review my profile.

Also, any chancing profile doesn't truly reflect your chances of getting in. The applicant pool changes every year, and colleges always want some "types" of applicants more than others.

I hope this helped.

1
[🎤 AUTHOR]@intj8w74 years ago

first of all, thank you. i really am confident with my profile but i just wanted to use collegevine’s algorithm to get a glimpse of my chances, you know? i know that admission officers won’t see it as a problem since my school didn’t offer any ap/honors classes but when i’m trying to check my chances i still want it to be accurate i guess. thanks again tho.

1
@student00923
4 answers, 5 votes
 • 4 years ago[edited]

In your chancing profile, there should be a space next to the number of AP courses that you have taken that indicates how many AP courses your school offers (it says "Total AP/IB classes offered by your high school (optional)"). Enter 0 for both and the problem should be fixed. Remember that colleges look at you and your schedule in the context of your school and what is offered, so do not be worried if you are unable to take an AP class. If you want to go above and beyond or possibly earn AP credit still, you can go to the College Board website and look where certain exams are being offered at schools near you and consider self-studying for them or taking related courses and signing up for these exams. This may help distinguish you more when applying to colleges as it shows you put more effort into learning and seeking these opportunities out on your own but, if this is not a viable option for you, do not worry. Let me know if the solution for 0/0 worked. Best of luck!

1
[🎤 AUTHOR]@intj8w74 years ago

first of all, thank you. i’m a junior and i’m planning to enter 3 ap exams this year by myself. i tried to do that 0/0 method and it works in most of the schools but whenever i try to see my chances at an ivy leage or a very selective school it starts saying that i need to improve my coursework again. and this doesn’t happen in state schools etc. i don’t know what’s causing this but i’m sure it’s lowering my chances when calculating.

What are your chances of acceptance?

Calculate for all schools

Your chance of acceptance
Duke University
UCLA
+ add school
Your chancing factors
Unweighted GPA: 3.7
1.0
4.0
SAT: 720 math
200
800
| 800 verbal
200
800

Extracurriculars

Low accuracy (4 of 18 factors)
Add more factors ›

Community Guidelines

To keep this community safe and supportive:

  1. Be kind and respectful!
  2. Keep posts relevant to college admissions and high school.
  3. Don’t ask “chance-me” questions. Use CollegeVine’s chancing instead!

How karma works