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[quote=Anonymous]On the other thread, folks were saying "Let DCUM be your college counselor" so let's try this out.

I have a current freshman at a DCC HS, but am at a bit of a loss when it comes to helping him maximize his class load for competitive liberal arts college admissions. Not Ivy League type schools, but along the lines of the honors college at a large state school or a school like Davidson. I realize those are reaches for most/all kids, and he will have backup plans, but I just don't want him to lose options because I didn't know something back when he was 14.

My son is hard-working, gets good grades, and is engaged in high level extracurriculars, so please assume that side of it is under control.

He's in Honors Algebra 2, Honors Biology, AP Government, and World Language 3 this year.

He's doing PE this year but hasn't done Health or Tech requirements. If you were me, would you advise him to do Health and Technology over the summer? I read something here about an option to do Health at Montgomery College. Is that a real option? Summer is when he really has a chance to practice his extracurricular with kids at a similar level, so I'm a little nervous about making him do online classes all summer if he doesn't have to.

How would you suggest he fill other open slots? If he truly knows he's not looking for a STEM major, should he still sign up for "extra" science or is just doing AP/Honors versions of the regular track enough? If he does the classes he wants, like one of the AP Literature classes, does that make him look too one-sided? People say that American colleges want kids to be "well rounded" but I don't know if that means sports + academics or different types of academics.

Are there other things someone new to the American admissions system wouldn't know?

Thanks!

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