| Peeges:
Many parents are not "buying" advantage for their students. It's too bad that your high school did not offer APs; it's true that the College Board expects Science AP classes to be a double period. In our high school that is 90 minutes.
I understand your son's disappointment, but he did go about things a bit wrongly. As someone pointed out, a student wanting to study Physics should have taken SAT-II Physics as well as Math 2C, not Chemistry (although nothing wrong with Chemistry). There are review books available and they are fairly inexpensive.
The sad thing is that your son, while very bright, was up against some bright and better prepared students who had gained recognition in national competitions such as AMC/AIME/USAMO/IMO/IPHO, etc...
But there are many great schools that are less selective; if your son is unhappy at UofMn, then he can seek to transfer later. But I feel pretty sure that he will be just fine once he begins classes. |