<p>For psych and soc, though, many colleges have a stats class tailored to that- usually “stats for research,” often a requirement anyway, often in 2nd or 3rd year and offered by the dept- ie, not what STEM kids would take. Depends. </p>
<p>I agree it’s usually wise to take a 4th year of math- but, here we have a kid who’s taken AB in jr year. It can be fine to stop math there- if the replacement is valid and has substance. Some hs offer, eg, AP psych. An issue, though, is that, for a “competitive” psych candidate, he really needs a higher level of bio or chem than honors, esp AP bio.</p>
<p>I realize we don’t know his grades, which matter. When kids overload and don’t do well, it looks like they jumped too soon.</p>