Choosing High School in BC

Canadianmother
Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:51:43 +0000

Hey all, I am a mother in BC. My son is only in Gr. 9 but we’re already preparing him for college and he has also shown a great interest in the elite universities in the US. My son is currently enrolled in a standard standard public high school but we are about to move into the catchment area of a pretty high ranked high school, but their accelerated program can only be applied to for students entering Gr. 8 and the program spans all the way until Gr. 10. So, my son could not get in. In his current high school, he is taking the most most rigorous courses available- accelerated in ALL academic subjects. So here’s the question: should he stay at his current high school, taking the most rigourous courses available or transfer to a higher ranked school but not be able to take the most rigorous courses available. What do American colleges weigh the most for Canadian applicants? The rank of their high school, or the how rigorous their courses are?