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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid know presidents in order and their numbers and has since age 4. He know countries, flags, most encyclopedic knowledge.He learned all this without trying as he loves this type of knowledge. As a parent, how much he memorizes is annoying.  He doesn’t know anything related to sports or pop culture, but this trivia knowledge is a passion.

What he wants in a school…..Latin as he is in Latin 2, orchestra (but not a passion), trivia in a competitive sense. He will want to take as many courses related to biology, ecology, and environmental science as he can. He also love Geology and World History as well as current events. He adores reading and loves discussing books. [/quote]

TJ Latin is excellent.

He shouldn’t start orchestra unless it’s a passion. Sticking with it for 4 years (which is what colleges want to see) requires at least 2 years of summer school

TJ has Bio and Advanced Bio, like a base school. They also have Geosystems, but you have to wait until you are a senior. They do not have AP ES or much of anything in environmental or ecology.  The only real track is neurobio and it’s super competitive.

He’ll only heft one year of Honor World History, instead of a year of Honors and a year of AP in 9 & 10 in the base school

He isn’t going to make the traveling Quiz Bowl team. Maybe senior year if he’s a phenom. Not his first couple of years.

You need to look at the sample schedule.  Assuming he drops orchestra and does a couple years of summer school, he’ll get very few electives.

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That is super helpful. Thank you for that insight. I expect he will be wait listed but in case he isn’t, I want to be able to guide him in a way that will keep him happy and invested in school. I just wish there was a way to challenge him in the base school. It clearly isn’t AAP. [/quote]

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