“Amazing so your 9th grader already knows where he is going to be applying, and to such a wide range of schools like Brown to BU…LOL, here’s a thought come back in 2 years and see if your little snowflake is still on the same path…SMH”
That was unnecessarily snotty. My “little snowflake” is one more normal very smart kid. I don’t know exactly where he’s applying, so I went for a range from very, very reach to possible safety, trying to be slightly amusing with the alliteration. Brown to BU wasn’t meant to represent his actual application list, it was meant to represent a range of admissions competitiveness that will likely be relevant.
I’m not worried about the rigor of the program he’ll take. That topic is covered. But I feel that between the 5 regents required for graduation, the PSAT, the SAT, a couple of SAT subject tests and the bunch of AP tests he’ll take, that is plenty of standardized tests, so my question was really concerned with whether there was any good reason for him to take even more of these tests. There’s too much testing and I see no reason for him to take more than 5 regents exams unless he’s really going to get something for it.
I will definitely talk to the guidance counselor, but I was curious about the cc take on the topic.
Some if you have been kind enough to offer some useful insight, which I appreciate. My son’s course guide describes the regents requirements for graduation, but doesn’t even mention the Advanced Regents. I also just took a look at the finals schedule, which includes the regents. We only offer 1 math regent (algebra) and don’t offer any in a foreign language, so I’m guessing that our kids don’t routinely pursue the advanced regent diploma. While the school does very poorly in the HYPS stratosphere, kids routinely go off to other Ivies and similar schools, so between that and happy1’s info (thank you), it looks like there’s no particular need to worry about the advanced regents diploma.
I grew up in Massachusetts. I remember getting to college in 1980, meeting kids who went to public school on NYS and hearing about regents for the first time. I thought they were stupid and annoying then and I think they’re stupid and annoying now.