Thanks. To explain the Physics C and Chem courses, one coach he spoke with is at a top engineering school. We haven’t visited yet and he’s not sure that is the route he wants, but the coach mentioned Physics C is a required course and Chem a course he should strongly consider for that school. He does enjoy the sciences and, as I said, is strongly considering a math major in college. So he’s considering that route to eventually head into finance (or even have the ability to go toward engineering if his interests evolve in that direction). It sounds like this schedule he worked on with the counselor, while very rigorous, checks all the boxes. As I said above, we recognize all the schools he would like to attend are reaches. In scheduling, we’re just trying to give him the balance and rigor that won’t hurt him in any particular school… and in the coming months, as we visit more schools and his recruitment picks up, we’ll hopefully have a better sense of the specific path he wants to pursue. So long as he can handle this schedule (and only he knows that), it appears this is the way to go to leave as many options as possible on the table.
I appreciate all the advice on this forum.