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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would take H English is 11th and AP Lit in 12th, it is odd to drop in progression of advancement in any subject it makes someone pause when looking at the transcript, he should rise to the higher level in 12th or stay at the same as 11th. 
I would not do both AP chem and Bio at once. 
I would switch out one of those for two of the single period APs you currently have for 11th. [/quote]

If college admissions is the goal, then the kid might need both AP lang and AP lit but they have a year to figure that out.  (I suggested to my STEM kid that they drop to honors Lang in 11th and they refused because "everyone" takes AP lang/lit so they'd look very weak for college admissions without it.)

If the goal is education, then I think AP lang is more important-- for my kids, this is the first time they've had a rigorous writing experience, ever.  I highly recommend AP lang.

I also think two double period sciences (ap chem and ap bio) is pretty excessive.  But it actually gives some cushion to the schedule.  Don't get me wrong. AP Chem is hard!  (AP bio is, too, but less so I think.) But the double period aspect is useful in terms of workload-- you're not juggling 8 different teachers scheduling tests the same week, but 6.

For a non social science kid, pushing World to senior year is very feasible.  And that also gives them a year to figure out AP vs Honors if that's an open question.  [/quote]

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