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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hello Parents,

Have heard from many that it is important to show a HS course rigor in HS when applying for colleges.  If a kid is in magnet HS like PHS or any other HS, is it good to have majority of rigorous courses taken in Junior year or is it good to split them across Junior and Senior years?  If some rigorous courses are taken in a senior year then colleges will not be able to see a grade/AP score because application are normally done by end of October in a Senior year.[/quote]

Senior magnet parent here. Rigor in junior year is important provided the child can do well. The fall of senior year has college applications, which are like an extra class of their own with the essays. Rigor continues to be important senior year, but a class schedule that allows for the extra pressure from college apps is a good idea. Many magnet kids delay phys ed until senior year so they have a breather from homework while doing college apps.

This all depends on the child, though. It does no good to push a junior or senior into classes they don't want to take or to push them to the breaking point. Mental health is more important than class rigor or even what college they go to. [/quote]

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