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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When my kids were in high school, we kept hearing that colleges liked to see four years of a language, but also liked four years of band. They liked to see them to take the most challenging courses (Ap sciences and multivariable calculus,) and also really liked to see students with the IB diploma.They wanted to see students doing more than just studying (drama club, sports, interesting extra curriculars, Olympic medal) and also wanted to see students who were kind and genuine, and leaders in their community. They wanted to see students who had done something spectacular (patent on a cure for cancer, Intel science fair). They wanted kids with a real passion for something. Meanwhile the state outlines for a diploma determined most of the courses they had to take. It seemed to me that kids could not do all these things.[/quote] +1 At our HS, the "most rigorous" courses would mean taking a full load of AP classes in 11th-12th grade, 6 or 7 classes each year. Very few college students take 6-7 classes per semester so why should a HS student be taking that many "college level" classes. It's ridiculous and if that's what my kid has to go to a "top school" then he's not going. No wonder kids are suffering from so many mental health issues in HS and college. I'll take a happy kid at a less prestigious school any day.[/quote]
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