<p>It seems to me as if your daughter attends a very “Type A” high school. I applaud her for taking classes that interest her as opposed to those that her counselor thinks will impress colleges. From the selection she’s made (according to what you’ve written) it seems as if her interests lie with math and government/history less so with hard sciences, that is who she is. A college will see that and be happy to have a student who is bright across the board but does have interests in certain areas. Just curious, do her ECs correlate to her interests academically? </p>
<p>It does seem as if the real problem is the guidance counselor and his view. It might be important for you or your daughter to speak with him early next year and explain why she chose what she chose, perhaps even emphasizing that she wants to allow ample time for her college prep/search and participate in HS Senior activities (if your school has them) and still do justice to all her classes. Personally, I wouldn’t worry too much about his LOR, clearly taking a total of 11 AP classes with 4 of them Senior year does not equal a “slacking off” during Senior year, that is just an insane concept.</p>