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Robyrm, my point was not to brag (it would be extremely sad if I were bragging about something from years ago), nor was my point that anyone could handle an extremely rigorous courseload. My point was that people shouldn’t underestimate a child’s capabilities, as I firmly believe that students normally know their own limits fairly well. I realize this view clashes with some posts that verge on hover parenting. Note that I said “[only] if thinks he can handle it and wants to” (and he doesn’t seem to want to).</p>
<p>I don’t think there is a right or wrong answer in this scenario, although personally I feel that adding history would be overkill. </p>
<p>Here’s what some of the Ivies and top LACs recommend. None of them require or even necessarily recommend 4 years of history/social studies.</p>
<p>Princeton: 2 social studies, 2 history
Dartmouth: 3 social studies, 3 history
Cornell: 3 social studies, 3 history
Brown: 2 history
Amherst: 2 social studies, 2 history
Swarthmore: 3 history/social studies
Williams: 3 social studies</p>