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[quote=Anonymous]My son took astronomy senior year for a 1-period science. He could also have taken IB Biology SL (at W-L).
Not sure of your school, but I know W-L has a non-AP psychology class that DS took in 10th grade and really liked.

In thinking what to dial back, I'd think about what they've liked in prior classes, what are they aiming for in college. My DD had taken AP World History and really struggled so it made sense for her to do regular History so she could take the IB Biology class when she's planning on an environmental science/biology major (now senior year is taking a double period environmental science class + 2nd year of IB Bio HL). We told DS he had to decide between AP Physics vs APUSH and he opted for APUSH since he really dislikes sciences.

Their 11th grade schedules included:

DS: AP English, APUSH, AP Calculus. He took regular Physics and the 5th year of language/not AP.

DD: AP English, AP Calculus, IB Bio HL part 1. Also, regular Physics, regular US History and the 5th year of language/not AP

Both kids have ADHD so we didn't want them loading up on a ton of APs that would overwhelm them. 3 was the right number for them. Both stepped up to 5 in senior year but more of it was in classes they liked -- doubling up on science for DD, on math/data analysis electives for DS.[/quote]

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