<p>some kids even started SAT review prep classes in 10th…my head will start to spin thinking about that!
actually magnet science math program is also extremely rigorous & prepare students very well for any colleges.</p>
<p>Sat classes at the end of 10th grade may make sense if you are looking towards some type of PSAT scholarship. (Some schools offer large scholarships for national merit, but UVa is not one of them).</p>
<p>I took my son on his first college visit at the end of 10th grade. My reason was to get him motivated to work harder in preparation for college admissions. I wanted to get him excited about college and to have him hear the admissions officer describe the aspects they consider.</p>
<p>Editor - I think it’s probably a bad idea to take AP Physics without being simultaneously enrolled in Calculus. If she’s really interested in Physics, then she should pursue it senior year. Still, a word to the wise: I only took three AP classes my junior year and found that I wasn’t as competitive as I would have liked to have been in terms of class rank despite the fact that I received straight A’s. Is there another AP that she’s interested in? Four would probably give her a more solid chance at any college.</p>
<p>She’s a year ahead in math and science. The natural progression is to take physics after chemistry. Her plan for junior year is to take honors physics and honors pre-calc/intro to BC. If she finds honors physics not challenging enough by the mid-point of first quarter, she’ll move up into an AP physics class.</p>
<p>Also, the AP physics class in our HS is algebra based.</p>
<p>^ then I assume the AP Physics course is AP Physics B, as AP Physics C is calculus based. </p>
<p>just as a reference point, I’m an OOS student who will be graduating from a private international school having taken 7 APs. I was waitlisted at UVA. you may want to consider having your child take a more rigorous work load (more APs than honors). however if she does choose to take them, she should do it out of her own academic interest as opposed to what looks good on her transcript. I took the courses I did because I wanted to challenge myself, regardless of whether or not I received a B+/A- as opposed to an A in an honors course. </p>
<p>just something to keep in mind. also it’s never too early to begin thinking about colleges, so don’t worry about that aspect. I’m sure your daughter will appreciate it when it comes to crunch time.</p>
<p>toujours, I agree with you and this is what she’s doing.</p>