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[quote=Anonymous]Too much" depends on your kid. 
I thought my kid was doing too much with this this schedule.
10th - 1 AP (and regretted not taking 2)
11th- 4 AP + 1 DE (and  regretted not taking one more AP)
12th- 6 AP + 1 DE  ( and was finally happy with their choices). I did talk with the HS counselor and said I was concerned about this heavy courseload but counselor said she has confident that my kid can handle it.

This kid wasn't aiming for a T20. Wanted  AP more for rigor.  Already knew the T50 college they EDimg to.  Was very focused on doing well on AP exams. 
Gor college credit for all, except for one 4, since the college required a 5 for credit.

First semester of college, took 16 credits that included upper level courses since AP credits let them skip intros
Told them grades are a lot different in college, but then ended up with a 4.0.  Said their AP courses were very good prep, especially AP Capstone

The lesson for me has been- look beyond "looking good for college" when determining what is "too much or too little." This kid wanted the intellectual challenge. I really learned a lot about them in this process. [/quote]

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