He has taken Spanish 1 & Spanish 2. Yes, he would like to apply to other selective colleges. The bummer is that we just didn’t think we could swing it financially until really taking another look at the numbers this fall. Our older son got a NMF full ride at U of Alabama, and we never looked much at selective colleges so were not that familiar with the specific high school requirements for selective colleges. We are at a small school in a rural area, and very few students look at competitive private colleges, and so our school counselor isn’t even very familiar with the requirements.
I have another question: Is AP viewed more favorably than dual-enrollment? My son has taken Physical Science, Biology, Chem 1, Chem 2 (4 total credits). He planned on taking Chem 3 as a dual-credit course next year because he loves the Chemistry teacher and the subject, and it will give him 5 hours of credit w/ lab. The school also offers AP Physics. Will either the AP Physics or DE Chem (both weighted equally by school) be given the same weight by college admissions?
Same issue with English course for senior year. He is currently taking AP Lang. Next year he is going to take a dual-enrollment English. Is this ok instead of AP Lit?
Thank you all so much. Even with all the reading I’ve done over the past 5 years (and he is pretty good about looking into this as well!), it is still pretty overwhelming and I appreciate the feedback.