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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have a private counselor, and our friends have different counselors. For T20-30, if kid is interested in STEM, they all recommend taking at least two of AP bio, chem, and physics, but all three not needed. [b]Friend's kid was admitted to Stanford with STEM interest with only two of these three last year. [/b]Two is enough to show rigor. I'd recommend bio or chem junior year and Physics-C senior year. As for humanities, for T30, it will help for them to have at least some AP's. Not sure about how important the Spanish is - that's probably school-specific. And, it's important to know your kid. If they cruise through rigorous classes in these subjects and won't risk lower grades if they add more AP's, go for it, but be wary of adding AP's they may get less than an A in. In total, you'll want at least 9-10 AP's by end of senior year to show rigor expected at top colleges.[/quote]

Should have added: she was admitted to Stanford and Harvard actually.[/quote]

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