Hi all, my D'17 currently has 6 IB classes plus an elective and is struggling a bit with the workload. Her guidance counselor suggested she drop her IB Physics class, leaving her with: IB Calculus Y2, IB English, IB History, IB Spanish HL, IB Visual Arts, and Advanced Dance. The science classes she has taken up till now have been: freshman bio, AS Chem, and regular physics (a prerequisite for IB physics at this school).
My question is, will this harm her when being considered for competitive colleges? We are in California and she is applying to the UCs -- I don't think she'll care if she doesn't get into Cal or UCLA, but there is a particular program at UCSD that I think might be good for her and I wouldn't want to see her get shut out of. On the other hand, she likes UC Santa Cruz and probably wouldn't mind attending there. In terms of private schools she is only applying to Scripps, Pitzer, and Lewis & Clark for her safety (though to be frank I'm not sure she really wants to go there).
In terms of majors, obviously she is not interested in science or engineering. She likes both art and history, so her major will probably be somewhere in that area.
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