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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 10th grade son is interested in attending UVA to major in computer science.  He is on track to take 9 AP courses with Honors for his social studies classes (and Multivariable Calc).  He will not pursue language other than his required 3 years.  He currently makes all As.  Any thoughts on whether he needs to take "hard" electives for his other classes, or if he can get away with an "easy" one or two.  For instance, he is interested in taking Sports Psychology.  Or maybe Oceanography.  Or maybe Forensics, Debate, Film Studies, Sports Marketing, etc.

Just some sort of easy, interesting, random class (one in 11th and one in 12th) to balance out his other challenging courses.

What say you, DCUM?

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He should take electives that make sense given what he thinks he wants to pursue in life (or the field that he is trying to explore, to decide on a major if he is unsure). That is what electives are for.

Please, please let your child's true identity emerge as he heads towards adulthood. DO NOT try to program him into some stepford kid, in order to gain access to a school a few rungs up the USNWR ladder. [/quote]

+1 Also, electives tend to be useful for soft essay topics in applications with lots of essays. It can either be the thing you did that was outside of your comfort zone and what you learned from it (I took pottery and it nearly broke me but I discovered that I have been trying to fit a perfect mold my whole life, and learned that the beautiful mistakes bring the most joy in life, so I'll take more risks now), or you discovered how much the acting class you took helped improve your writing and debate presentations so intend to continue with theater in college as you pursue your political science degree. The point is -- make your electives interesting to you and use it as an opportunity to have fun and grow.[/quote]

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