Too heaby load for Sr. year?

PackMom
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:01:29 +0000

I know there are kids out there taking this many AP’s but it seems like a heavy load. There is so much stress during senior yr. I think they need to leave themselves a little time for fun and doing EC’s so they don’t feel totally burned out with a burdensome academic load.

Is your D the kind who stresses a lot or breezes through?

S1 took 7 AP’s total…3 in his senior yr. After taking AP Eng. junior year, he opted for Honors Eng. senior year because the teacher who was widely known to be the best Eng. teacher in the school taught Honors, not AP. He also took a couple of electives that were not even honors (gasp!) just because he had always wanted to take them and really liked the teachers. It didn’t hurt him a bit. Still graduated in the top ten in his class,got a full-ride to college and really enjoyed his senior yr.
S1 was one of those “breeze through it” kids. It didn’t hurt him in college, graduated last May (magna cum laude).

Every kid is different. What is perfect for some is heavy for others. If 5 AP’s is truly what she wants then it’s her decison.