<p>While he’s very good at math and science, where he’s exceptional is in the humanities, and that’s where his passion is. He has no interest in engineering and might take some science in college to have a balanced education, but it won’t be what he majors in. The teacher who recommended him for Acadec taught him AP Art History, which he took in 9th grade. He thought DS would enjoy really getting in-depth into European history and that’s why he recommended him, along with the fact that he has a good memory which is helpful in Acadec. </p>
<p>I know that if he was going to take a course at CC (which has become very difficult for high school students to access as the state budget cuts go deeper and deeper), he’d want to take a subject he felt passionately about as opposed to a different math course. Plus, I think he wants to take classes with his friends. He enjoys the social aspect of high school. This decision essentially boils down to whether he should do what seems like the safest bet on paper or do something different that may play to his strengths and passions.</p>
<p>DD reminded me tonight that she took two electives her senior year and four academic subjects and she did extremely well in college admissions. I’d forgotten that completely. Of course, that was eight years ago and it seems college admissions has gotten crazier. She told me that she thinks he has the scores and grades, etc. to get into top schools but should show his passion with ECs in terms of course selection. I’m going to encourage him to meet with the teacher teaching Acadec and AP Euro and first figure out if he likes the guy well enough to spend a whole lot of time with him his senior year – including the Independent Study for Government, and if he thinks he’d enjoy it. (I guess he could probably still take the AP exam for that if he wanted to as it’s not a difficult course, but that’s irrelevant in terms of college admissions.)</p>