Too heaby load for Sr. year?

Momof10of13of15
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:48:46 +0000

At D’s HS, AP Sciences are 2 credits each, right now (she’s a senior) she’s taking AP Eng, AP Gov, AP Physics, AP Chem and Multivariable Calculus. It’s equaled her courseload from last year which we thought was rough but she’s handling it fine and even though the app process was long hours and reduced sleep and some weeks when the coursework gets heavy it’s many late nights but I think it’s a great college prep for her in terms of knowing her limits and making it work She wants to go into engineering so I think it will help since she sees how much harder she is working for some things. She has classmates taking slightly reduced loads who are breezing through everything but these are the types of kids who have always been able to breeze by and I imagine they’ll get a different reality check once they hit college.

If she’s up for the challenge, and realizes it will be a challenge, let her go for it I think it can be a chance to stretch yourself while you do still have the safety net of home.