Here is the thing about my daughter. She is not a super genius, she simply has an outstanding work ethic. She actually used to be hearing impaired and has worked to overcome the reading problems and auditory processing issues that come along with it. Now here she is 14 yrs old. She is very mature for her age. She LOVES academics. She wants to attend Carleton College (she is a legacy there), U of Chicago (also a legacy), or Stanford (not a legacy, but does have relatives who went there. I think she is technically a legacy of Rice too as my mother went there, but it is not on her list of places to go.
Because of the credits my daughter already has, and the advanced math and science classes she has already taken, her entire 9th grade schedule, except for AP Human Geography, is 10th grade or above classes. The dean of students at the magnet school asked to speak to me today and brought this up. She offered to let my daughter go on to 10th grade for this year. Of course, she still needs to take that one 9th grade class, and her schedule will pretty much be the same.
I went back and told my daughter of the offer and asked her what she thinks. She asked me what I think. I am unsure what to think. She is afraid if she has one less year in high school, that will give her less time to do things that she would put on her college applications to try to get in to college. If she graduates in 3 years instead of 4, she will have only taken 9 AP courses as opposed to 11. She will also only have 3 years of foreign language as opposed to 4 (but she could potentially take an extra year over the summer one year as they offer it in summer school at an accelerated pace).
I do not know how to advise her. I am wondering what you all think. So far, school has not been much of a challenge for her, except when she homeschooled (could go at her own pace, and we used challenging curriculum) or in a private school that allowed her to work ahead. Her list of colleges have pretty competitive admissions so I am unsure if being in school an extra year will be to her advantage or not. I know that my parents were offered for me to accelerate when I was in school as a child and they refused. I was upset and to this day, I feel like they were selfish and wrong. But in this case, my daughter is not so interested in being ahead a grade.
SO, I would love some good advice. Thank you!
Because of the credits my daughter already has, and the advanced math and science classes she has already taken, her entire 9th grade schedule, except for AP Human Geography, is 10th grade or above classes. The dean of students at the magnet school asked to speak to me today and brought this up. She offered to let my daughter go on to 10th grade for this year. Of course, she still needs to take that one 9th grade class, and her schedule will pretty much be the same.
I went back and told my daughter of the offer and asked her what she thinks. She asked me what I think. I am unsure what to think. She is afraid if she has one less year in high school, that will give her less time to do things that she would put on her college applications to try to get in to college. If she graduates in 3 years instead of 4, she will have only taken 9 AP courses as opposed to 11. She will also only have 3 years of foreign language as opposed to 4 (but she could potentially take an extra year over the summer one year as they offer it in summer school at an accelerated pace).
I do not know how to advise her. I am wondering what you all think. So far, school has not been much of a challenge for her, except when she homeschooled (could go at her own pace, and we used challenging curriculum) or in a private school that allowed her to work ahead. Her list of colleges have pretty competitive admissions so I am unsure if being in school an extra year will be to her advantage or not. I know that my parents were offered for me to accelerate when I was in school as a child and they refused. I was upset and to this day, I feel like they were selfish and wrong. But in this case, my daughter is not so interested in being ahead a grade.
SO, I would love some good advice. Thank you!