Rigor in 5 main subjects

kristin2121
Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:04:35 +0000

Seeking guidance on my junior daughter’s course rigor. She is taking the most rigorous courses in all five main subjects (Math, Eng, Science, History, Language) offered at her high school ( up to AP Lit, AP Calc BC, AP Physics C, AP Gov, AP Latin). She will graduate with 11 AP classes. She is doing an independent study in a second language not offered at her high school and plans to continue with this senior year.

She could take additional AP classes (Psych, Music Theory, Computer Science), but she is not interested in them and prefers to take an early release class so that she can work on her independent study. She also has a ceramics class that she genuinely enjoys to fill out her schedule.

Many of her classmates are taking more AP classes, especially those who plan on majoring in the sciences. I don’t see the sense of her doubling up on science APs (taking AP Bio or Chem at the same time as taking AP Physics C). She took Honors Biology and Honors Chemistry, which are prerequisites for science APs at her school. She does not plan on majoring in Science or Engineering

She is asking if she should drop ceramics and her early release (and do her second language in her limited free time) and replace these with other AP classes. I think it’s a bad idea all around. She is worried she will be compared to her classmates in the admission process.

Is it enough to have the highest rigor in just the 5 core subjects?