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[quote=Anonymous]I wake up every day and work a job I hate because it pays me a lot of money. I am not proud of this fact. It is just a fact. I think HS is too early to do things because you need to pay bills or get that promotion or whatever. If my child is a STEM kid and doesn't want to take APUSH then we just cross UVA right off the list (and whatever school). And likewise, the other way if they're strong in the humanities but AP Calc is not for them. These kids are riddled with anxiety at younger and younger ages. HS should be spent taking the hardest classes they can be successful in the subjects they enjoy and they will find the right college. You can do all the things and still not get in where you apply so why bother? Things like taking a 4th year of language is a no-brainer. You already took 3 what is another one? But squeezing a STEM kid into a humanities hole or vice versa doesn't seem worth it to me. Focus on your child enjoying their youth and getting an well rounded education (4 years of core subjects) but they don't all have to be AP classes. Honors is ok and you will find a college who says so. [/quote]

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