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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid’s counselor usually didn’t show up for the quick meeting she was supposed to have with my kid. They try to knock out an entire class of 30 kids in one period at our school. So it’s not something I’d try to do every year, barring particular needs. But if you have an open and good counselor, it’s fine and you might get some insight on teachers, etc. Anything we can help you with? If you’re looking for advice on pathways for college admission, parents here might be just as helpful. [/quote]

Trying to figure out balance of APs vs not APs for DS who will be a junior. Kid had a great freshman year (Honors Alg 2, couldn't take APUSH bc of the program he's in which includes more rigorous humanities classes, Honors Bio, Spanish 3, etc) but is having a difficult time this year: dropped Honors pre-cal to regular Pre-Calc but doing great, struggling in Honors Chem, doing well in Spanish 4, struggling in AP Gov

Next year: don't know if he should take AP Lang or English 11; AP World or something else; AP Calc AB or Calc with applications; Honors Physics or AP Environ Science.

Kid has ADHD and is bright but just not that interested in school. He seems worn down by the grind already, not wanting to put in effort and generally hating academic life right now.  Maybe he's depressed? But he's active and happy in his sport and has a great group of friends that he sees regularly.

I just don't know how to best support and guide him and feel frustrated that there is nobody at his giant MCPS school that can help make some of these decisions.[/quote]

Is this Blair CAP? Only guessing because of how you characterized not taking AP US History. If so, they must take AP English language and AP World History as juniors in CAP. If currently in regular Precalculus, then calculus with applications may be better - the calculus teachers are not particularly strong outside the magnet. In terms of science, colleges like kids to take biology, chemistry and physics so he could take physics next year and AP environmental science senior year. But honors physics (at least the male teacher) is actually pretty difficult at Blair so it won’t be a cakewalk.

If not at Blair, I suggest posting on your PTA listserv and asking for feedback from parents of older kids on the options you are considering. Then you will learn more that is specific to your school. I think it’s fine to request a meeting with the counselor also but they are not going to tell you some of the information that might be most useful. If your kid has older friends, he can also ask them for input.[/quote]

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