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[quote=Anonymous]I think there is a certain level of rigor in the basics ...reading, writing, and arithmetic, that can make life really easy or really hard for an incoming college freshman.  For certain majors you probably want to come in with the higher level high school classes.  On the other hand I don't think my kids need to take 10 AP classes in high school either.  I want to see that they know how to study and organize their time, they have been really challenged (had to work  hard for the grade) in atleast one or two classes a year, and have gone in-depth in one area, like a research project/thesis or internship by senior year.

Personally I think it is about knowing how to go about doing certain things and having the confidence to know you can handle it rather than having done it to the 100th degree.  For example, I got fairly good grades in high school and went to a top college.  However, I had terrible study habits.  I also never really had to work hard in my high school classes so until I had that college class that kicked my butt but I got an A in the end, I didn't know I had it in me.  I also never had to be intellectually curious or take the initiative in my coursework in high school and I think that kept me from really taking advantage of everything college offered. I don't want my kids to burnout but I want them to feel like college is easier than high school and that they are prepared to take advantage, academically speaking, of what their college offers.[/quote]

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