Are online courses considered less rigorous for selective colleges? Online biology or online Spanish? [wants 7 courses at 6-period school]

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I note some folks asked for details and context. If it’s helpful, here are the OP’s previous threads which contain tons of discussion

Will 3 years of social studies hurt your chance to top10 colleges?

My son is a rising freshman and wants to major in computer science or engineering in a top10 university. He wants to take physics sooner in order to have time to explore related extracurricular activities and also be able to take AP CS A. There are few constraints. He can only take physics after biology and chemistry even his math qualifies him to take AP physics 1 freshman. His high school only has 6 periods and he will have band for sure. I’m aware that the top colleges require 5 academic courses each semester. The only option seems to take biology and chemistry freshman but not take social studies. He will take AP world history sophomore, AP government /econ junior and APUSH senior. He will meet graduation requirements. Will top college see 5 science courses ( one is CS) and 3 years social studies as negative?

Should you take 3 years of English in high school if accelerated [9th grade English taken in 8th grade]

My son is taking 9th grade ELA as an 8th grader. It will be on his high school transcript. Should he only take 3 years of ELA in high school to free up a spot for advanced science class. He would like to apply for a very selective college (HYPSM). Those schools recommend 4 years of English. Will 4 years of English on his transcript satisfy the guidance even one of them from 8th grade? Or do they prefer a student to have an English course every high school year regardless his level? I have a similar question for math acceleration. My son will take AP Calculus in 10th grade. From Stanford’s website, “if you complete the most advanced level of a world language offered by your school as a sophomore, it is not necessary to take additional world language classes your junior and senior year.” But they may see English and math differently.