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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are a lot of hard to get into schools where the hard part is getting in. There are also easier schools where you have to work to get a decent GPA. Make sure he's not expecting to go to a 'good enough' school, do nothing and then graduate with a great GPA and be handed a job or admission to a graduate school [/quote]

This is 100% accurate and very important to know. It sounds like he doesn't understand this yet.[/quote]

Thanks, this is OP. He's in 9th grade and doesn't know anyone in college yet. So you are right. My dilemma is whether or not to keep him in the rigorous courses next year in 10th grade or go ahead and dial back the intensity now. My gut feeling is to leave things unless he raises the issue further. [/quote]

My oldest is 10th grade, so not much older, but here is my two cents.

As long as he is doing well and not overly stressed out, and has time for the activities he wants to pursue (and I say that all within reason - if he wants to spend all of his post-school day time on extracurriculars and sports and allocates zero time for HW, that's not reasonable no matter what), then I'd keep him in his rigorous course load. This will give him the most future flexibility with college and other choice. He could change a lot between now and fall of 12th grade - he may have totally different college or post-grad aspirations by then. And even if he still wants to pursue colleges that seem "easy" for him to get into, he could be eligible for merit money and scholarships and special programs like honors colleges if he has had strong grades and classes. Also, based on our experience in mcps, the course rigor really dials up in 11th grade not 10th, so he still has time to move off the most rigorous track (my own DC is doing that next year - now in grade 10 and is in the most rigorous courses, but so are lots of other students - in grade 11 DC will take 4 APs which I consider rigorous but some 11th graders are taking 5-6).
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