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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For our HS  - that the college counseling office will limit the number of colleges that you can apply to.  [b]That certain classes are restricted in class size because of "equipment" issues and your child won't get the electives they want because of that[/b].[/quote]

This is pretty typical.  I have kids at 2 different Big3 schools. Electives start in 11th and almost no one gets their choices in 11th.  In 12th grade you maybe got one of your choices.   One of my kids (now a senior) has the most random selection of courses ever.  I sometimes worry that colleges are going to wonder "huh, why the heck would this kid take THIS history class and THIS English class? "  Uh, because that's what she was given and there was no ability to switch (other sections were full or they would require her to switch a math section but this wasn't possible because other sections of the math class were full.  These schools:  WILL NOT add a kid to a class above the determined roster size.  There is ZERO flexibility like in public.  If the course size is 12, there will 12 students enrolled--doesn't matter if there is a desk in the room, etc.

Big3 course selection in our experience:  "You get what you get and you don't get upset." [/quote]

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