<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I have taken a rigorous course load full of ap classes for the last three years. I am taking ap calc BC, ap physics, ap literature, ap gov and ap economics and a PE my senior year. As you can see this is not an easy load which is why I wanted to take two periods of work release since I dont need the credits to graduate. Even though this is obviously not a blowoff senior year, would rice frown upon not taking a full course load?</p>
<p>Which is worse? taking what I am now or taking the classes I am now plus two easy blowoff classes. There is no way i can add any more hard classes and succeed in them all.</p>
<p>If you’re working during your work release periods, that’s probably better than taking blowoff classes.</p>
<p>Normally I’d say two free periods is too many, but since pretty much everything else you’re taking is AP, you’re still taking a pretty rigorous senior year.</p>
<p>You should be fine with academic rigor.</p>
<p>If you have a reason to do so and it is clear to Rice (such as working to avoid taking pointless classes) then you should be fine.</p>
<p>The head counselor recommended this for our d. He indicated that the number of credits wasn’t as important as the rigor of her courses and her to have time to devote to college applications. At our public HS it won’t be noted as work release.</p>