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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You kid is invent IVY material if she is stressed and miserable in 9th grade advanced classes 
Just spare her, there is no chance anyway[/quote]

Only History and English are 9th grade classes. She’s 4 years ahead in language, 3 years ahead in math and 2 years ahead in science. Which is easy to do when a kid is tracked early into that path. Never an issue until this year when her priorities have shifted to social things. She also plays a year round sport as she has for years. This also adds to some of the scheduling stress. [/quote]

Not to ratchet things...but if your kid isn't getting recruited for the sport, then it is a net negative at these schools assuming there are not a bunch of other strong ECs (of course, the sport, any other ECs and the classes just compound the misery).  If she is at a high enough level to get recruited, you probably wouldn't be posting on DCUM.

I guess the other confounding thing is how/why did she push ahead in these courses?  I can see one of the three above...but what is the point of being "ahead" in science.  I don't even really understand what that means.  That your kid took HS biology and chemistry in MS and now can take AP Bio in 9th?

Is the language because someone at home is a native speaker?  If not, how does someone get 4 years ahead in a language, and why would anyone do that?[/quote]

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