<p>Are you in an extremely high academic pressure area? Killer? Because, on one hand, looking ahead to college opps is not unreasonable- but dropping down in pressure is not a guarantee he’ll thrive and expand his college horizons. If he is driven by theatre, that’s one thing- you’d want to maximize that experience.</p>
<p>Can you just talk to the GC at the local hs and get a read from him/her? APUSH is a tough choice in 9th, when their history knowledge is still limited. My kids’ normal track was Alg 2 in 9th.</p>