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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thread encapsulates so much of what's wrong with this forum.

OP never said that her kid was interested in a top whatever college, or even an elite one. She merely asked if it would hurt their admissions chances.

The reality is that for 99% of colleges, not taking physics in high school is not going to prevent a student from being admitted. [/quote]

99.9% (maybe there are some engineering schools where it would, otherwise no where.)[/quote]

OP asked if taking geosystems instead of physics would place the kid at a "disadvantage."  The answer is yes.  The kid would be disadvantaged over classmates with a serious science sequence.  Sorry but true.[/quote]

This is so stupid. It’s only even theoretically true if the students are otherwise absolutely identical.

But in the real world, where op’s kid might be taking the most challenging humanities course load and wants to major in the humanities, it’s unlikely that he’s competing against the kid with the most challenging science transcript. And that’s before you factor in test scores, extracurriculars, etc.

Stop acting like this is black and white. [/quote]

Never said it had to be the "most challenging."  But Geosystems?  Really?  You might as well take no science at all.  And no college is going to count extracurriculars nearly as much as they're care about your transcript.  You're deluding yourself.[/quote]

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