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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My sophomore is choosing his classes for junior year and he wants to take honors physics and AP chem and drop or postpone taking language until senior year. He said this is common for kids trying to major in science in college. I personally think he should take honors physics and keep his language (Spanish) and then take two AP science classes senior year.

Is it normal to take two science classes per grade?

I didn’t major in science. DH did major in science but he just took one science per grade in high school.[/quote]

My DS (HS senior) took two science classes his sophomore year (Chemistry and Physics), a two hour AP Chem class his jr. year, and two (AP physics and a post AP Chemistry class) his senior year. He took minimal foreign language (2 years Spanish and 1 year French). He has a diagnosed learning disability that puts him at a disadvantage in learning new languages.

We thought that instead of working his behind off for low Bs in Spanish (which he'll likely never be able to speak) while making As in AP physics/calculus/chemistry, he might be better to take that time to shine in classes he enjoys and is good at. No admissions counselor is going to think he took the easy way out when they see he substituted a AP STEM classes for a language class. He's already been admitted to two great college stem programs. [/quote]

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