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[quote=Anonymous][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]

Maybe some people are saying that. Others, like me, are saying that you need to take high school physics to be a well educated person. And I stand by that. Doesn’t have to be an honors or ap. But I do think colleges should mark you down if you ignore science. [/quote]

It's laughable that you think taking basic HS physics is a foundation for making someone a well educated person.  Also, there are countless well educated people who didn't take physics.  Does taking physics expose you to more science?  Yes.  Does not taking it make someone not "well educated"?  No.  OP, not taking physics might be a negative, but if your DC takes a challenging course it it's place and does well, that should mitigate the negative.  [/quote]

Being ignorant of the basics of forces and gravity is being uneducated.[/quote]

Less than 40 percent of high school graduates take physics.  https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=97
Luckily for OP the goal is to decide what is the best balance for her child, not to act to her child's detriment in order to prove to you that her child isn't [b]uneducated by your narrowly drawn standards.[/b]
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What are your standards? Mine involve curiosity to learn about the world around us.[/quote]

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