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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Top school will want him to continue his studies, plain and simple. Stopping shoes that he’s just a bean counter, checking off requirement boxes as he goes, and not someone who is genuinely interested in learning. [/quote]

I would think the opposite. If he continues to take a class he’s not interested in, just because He thinksthat’s what top schools want to see, that’s him not d doing what HE wants.

College admissions officers are not examining his schedule that critically. Five years of foreign language in MCPS is five years of foreign language. No college, should look down on that because he didn’t take a sixth year. I know that Kids get into top 20 schools all the time from FCPS without taking five years, let alone six. This is why guidance counselors  do not want to give iadvice on this. Because it soon as a kid does not get into A specific collegesomeone  will Want to blame the GC’s advice.As long as your kid is taking a great  number of honors and AP classes, that shows rigor. There is plenty of  room  for 4 years of band classes, or an art or theater class.A student does not have to replace a Spanish class with an equally difficult class., Especially in the senior year. [/quote]
I do not think a top school would count the two years of Spanish in middle school so they would assume this student has 3 years of high school Spanish[/quote]

Princeton counted the 2 years of German my daughter took in middle school. Why wouldnt they? It's a high school class. The also counted th Algebra 1 she took in 6th grade. Also a high school class.[/quote]

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