Critic DSs 11th grade schedule

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did he already take AP seminar? (at our school it is a prereq for A research).

What is DP?

I concur with others about foreign language. Search this thread and you'll find long threads on foreign language. The upshot is that the hive believes that top schools will severely penalize students for dropping foreign language unless they have gone through AP foreign lang.
We don't need to rehash it here, but do look at prior threads.

This isn’t true. You are only penalized if you could have taken it, but opt not too. For instance if you start a new language in 9th and Honors level 4 is the highest option you have as a senior at your school then the would not expect you to have taken an AP level since you can’t sign up for it with your skill level. It is about taking 4 years of the same language in HS.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for everyone's advice. I've reworked his schedule to accommodate the foreign language. Is taking AP Bio and Chem as a senior too much? Both are double periods (DP)

1. AP Research
2. AP Lang
3. H. MWH
4. AP Mechanics
5. AP E&M
6. MV/DE
7. French 4


12th Grade

1. H. English 12 --not going to take AP Lit.
2. Linear Algebra
3. French 5
4. AP Chem (DP)
5. AP Bio (DP)

[Anonymous]

That’s impressive your school has all that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did he already take AP seminar? (at our school it is a prereq for A research).

What is DP?

I concur with others about foreign language. Search this thread and you'll find long threads on foreign language. The upshot is that the hive believes that top schools will severely penalize students for dropping foreign language unless they have gone through AP foreign lang.
We don't need to rehash it here, but do look at prior threads.

This isn’t true. You are only penalized if you could have taken it, but opt not too. For instance if you start a new language in 9th and Honors level 4 is the highest option you have as a senior at your school then the would not expect you to have taken an AP level since you can’t sign up for it with your skill level. It is about taking 4 years of the same language in HS.

You're right. I worded it badly. I also don't want to derail this thread since there are a lot of prior threads on language. But I should have said that people believe that universities want 4 years of foreign language in HS and the exception to that is getting a 4 or 5 on the AP exam (at which people imagine that universities will give you a pass on language study after that). You'll notice that this is about people's beliefs and imaginings. Truth is, we're all guessing.

[Anonymous]

I'd take one AP physics class each year, swapping it with either AP chem or AP bio in 12th. Don't double up on physics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for everyone's advice. I've reworked his schedule to accommodate the foreign language. Is taking AP Bio and Chem as a senior too much? Both are double periods (DP)

1. AP Research
2. AP Lang
3. H. MWH
4. AP Mechanics
5. AP E&M
6. MV/DE
7. French 4


12th Grade

1. H. English 12 --not going to take AP Lit.
2. Linear Algebra
3. French 5
4. AP Chem (DP)
5. AP Bio (DP)

That looks about right. My 11th grader had something a bit similar at the beginning of the year but thought it was too much. She ended up dropping the history course for an easy elective and pushing history back to senior year (but she wanted to take the AP version--my oldest took the honors version and found it easy so that might be ok.) In any case, check in with your kid once school begins and assess whether they'd be better off doing something similar. You can drop a class the first weeks of fall term. Most kids don't end up with AP physics and bio and chem in HS. In fact, I don't think I know of any kids doing that. Most I know who are Top 10 bound do 2 of the 3 in advanced AP format.

[Anonymous]

how about taking AP World History? If most of the juniors in his high school taking that, it is better to take it instead of honor world history.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:how about taking AP World History? If most of the juniors in his high school taking that, it is better to take it instead of honor world history.

He’s not interested in AP History classes. We compromised on AP Lang.

[Anonymous]

I think you are getting all sorts of responses from individuals who have no idea what you are looking for. Is this whether the classes are do-able? Whether they will get into a T5 school? Are they interesting? I feel like this schedule is great for some purposes but not for others.

[Anonymous]

If it were me, and my kid didn't like the language, I'd be fine with the schedule you originally proposed, OP. He has an impressive list of courses. Better for him to pursue his interests in STEM. And I agree that AP Research is useful.

This isn't all about college admissions. It's also about the content and skills kids actually learn.

[Anonymous]

What does the kid want to take? The kid is a kids junior year of HS. When are you going to step aside and let them make decisions? Sure you can advise but it's ultimately about them, and their interest, and their effort.

No wonder admissions officers are tired of reading kids profiles. Everyone is trying to create clones.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What does the kid want to take? The kid is a kids junior year of HS. When are you going to step aside and let them make decisions? Sure you can advise but it's ultimately about them, and their interest, and their effort.

No wonder admissions officers are tired of reading kids profiles. Everyone is trying to create clones.

No one is trying to create clones you bizarre drama llama and if you bothered to read the OP, you would see that her kid wants this STEM focused schedule and has strong preferences about several of the classes that OP is well aware of.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does the kid want to take? The kid is a kids junior year of HS. When are you going to step aside and let them make decisions? Sure you can advise but it's ultimately about them, and their interest, and their effort.

No wonder admissions officers are tired of reading kids profiles. Everyone is trying to create clones.

No one is trying to create clones you bizarre drama llama and if you bothered to read the OP, you would see that her kid wants this STEM focused schedule and has strong preferences about several of the classes that OP is well aware of.

I think that is PPs point. If the kid knows what they want to do why is OP asking for advice?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does the kid want to take? The kid is a kids junior year of HS. When are you going to step aside and let them make decisions? Sure you can advise but it's ultimately about them, and their interest, and their effort.

No wonder admissions officers are tired of reading kids profiles. Everyone is trying to create clones.

No one is trying to create clones you bizarre drama llama and if you bothered to read the OP, you would see that her kid wants this STEM focused schedule and has strong preferences about several of the classes that OP is well aware of.

I think that is PPs point. If the kid knows what they want to do why is OP asking for advice?

So you let your kid do whatever they want to do without taking guidance from others? Based on this thread, looks like OP's kid was convinced to do a 3rd year of foreign language.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does the kid want to take? The kid is a kids junior year of HS. When are you going to step aside and let them make decisions? Sure you can advise but it's ultimately about them, and their interest, and their effort.

No wonder admissions officers are tired of reading kids profiles. Everyone is trying to create clones.

No one is trying to create clones you bizarre drama llama and if you bothered to read the OP, you would see that her kid wants this STEM focused schedule and has strong preferences about several of the classes that OP is well aware of.

I think that is PPs point. If the kid knows what they want to do why is OP asking for advice?

So you let your kid do whatever they want to do without taking guidance from others? Based on this thread, looks like OP's kid was convinced to do a 3rd year of foreign language.

No based on this thread it does not seem that OPs kid was convinced to do a 3rd year of a FL, its seems like OP was convinced and is not forcing it upon her kid. Very different things.