My senior is taking 7 AP classes and will graduate with 17 total

[Anonymous]

I don't support this at all. I went to a single sex HS with almost no APs and my main goal every day was having fun. My dd has had many nights where I go down to the kitchen at 6.30 AM and she is still there with the textbooks and computer in the same position she was in when I went to bed at 10 the night before. I'm thinking of pulling my 3rd kid out and putting him in private. My second DD is doing the same as the first. They both have heavy extra curricula's too which means they really don't get much sleep.

[Anonymous]

You don't support this at all?

You're the parent, so set some boundaries.

[Anonymous]

so what is your question?

[Anonymous]

Brag Alert!

[Anonymous]

That is a function of you and your kids, not the schools. Plenty of kids go to top colleges without taking 17 AP classes. My kid went to a competitive local public school and took 10 APs and that was in the normal range for kids applying to the top schools.

It also sounds like your kid is just not able to keep up with the workload so that's a sign that it's not the right choice of classes. It's not to late to downgrade a few of them to honors classes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Brag Alert!

I didn't read it that way. She's not doing her job as a parent, and the kid sounds miserable. Who would brag about that?

[Anonymous]

Where does she want to attend college OP?

[Anonymous]

I agree. I did this as a HS kid. Went to an Ivy. Found it pointless because I didn't really remember from high school. Also, by your mid 30s the difference between the elite college vs. state college grads evened out. I would advise my kid not to kill themselves so much.

[Anonymous]

It's certainly not the school telling them to do this, but the kids still feel the pressure. It's us up to us as parents to step in and stop that sort of craziness. An all-nighter is a sign of a failure, not a badge of honor.

[Anonymous]

Gee, dad, maybe if you'd talked to her before she signed up you could have had a say. Kind of late in the game to tell a senior with 10 AP classes under her belt "your main goal every day was supposed to be having fun!"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You don't support this at all?

You're the parent, so set some boundaries.

+1. #parentfail

[Anonymous]

As a senior, what's the point? She won't have AP scores to share until next summer and apps go out before semester grades go on transcript.

If I worked in admissions, I'd think kids like this are soulless grinds who would add nothing to the campus vibe.

[Anonymous]

Is this all about trying to graduate from college early? I can't imagine studying for 7 AP exams in April/May of my senior year in high school...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a senior, what's the point? She won't have AP scores to share until next summer and apps go out before semester grades go on transcript.

If I worked in admissions, I'd think kids like this are soulless grinds who would add nothing to the campus vibe.

What a strange attitude, to think that admissions officers are worried about a campus vibe and not successful alumni.

[Anonymous]

Ignore the nastiness, OP. A lot of posters here have kids with no shot at a top school. So they want other parents to restrict their children's courseloads and bring down the level of play. Good luck with that.