Pass/Fail or Drop Course

Does she currently have a career path in mind? I’m sure you’re aware that most likely none of these classes will transfer to a “top 10 school.” If she has any premed aspirations, do be aware that all college courses will be reported even if she was just 15 or 16 when she took them.

We actually ran into a very similar problem my daughter’s junior year. She was driving to the local flagship (30+ minutes away) to take Calc 3 and it was a disaster for completely different reasons. We overlooked the reality of leaving high school, driving and PARKING at the university and returning in the middle of the day. Then snow hit. She was an utter wreck within weeks. Leaving high school classes early, stressing about extra curriculars. She took the W. She did obtain a letter from the professor stating she was doing fine in the class as we were also worried how it would look.

If it provides reassurance, she had excellent admission results. She did actually take stats as someone above mentioned (I’ll also say it was not a rigorous class). She ended up going for a full IB diploma which dictated her math choice senior year.

It’s great to show rigor, but at a certain point it does become counterproductive. I really wish we had recognized earlier the amount of stress our daughter was piling on herself. Best of luck in navigating.

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