<p>My son, a junior, will likely quality for National Merit. He's dual enrolled and all his classes are at the local college. One class, a science, is a problem and he may need to drop it. I'm wondering if this would disqualify him from NM or make any difference at all.</p>
<p>(Lately .. from reading these boards .. I'm developing a theory that this nation's lack of science/math professionals may be due in some small part to the quality of teaching and the discouragement bright students encounter. My son says his teacher has a "minimalist approach to teaching." I've heard it before.)</p>
<p>I doubt that this will be a problem. If he becomes a semi-finalist he will receive and application form from his high school. He will need to submit SAT I scores, his hs transcript and write a short essay. Of the 16,000 students who are semi-finalists, 15,000 eventually become finalists. The ones who don't either have poor high school grades, low SAT I scores, or don't complete the application. The don't really care what classes your son is taking or in what venue.</p>
<p>Good luck to your son, hope he "qualities" for National Merit. I'm pretty bored of everyone coming on here braggin, now it's even parents.</p>
<p>Thank you for catching my typo. When I get bored with a thread or anything else, I tend to leave it alone instead of announcing my feelings. You might want to consider how you come across to other people and how that, in turn, affects you.</p>
<p>I did that for a while, then I decided I felt the need to bug people like they bugged me. I'll stop though, I really should be nicer to inspire others.</p>
<p>Talk about "braggin", Texasmathwhiz, look at your screen name.........</p>