<p>FindAPlace–don’t worry, any college worth looking at will prefer a student with higher math courses to a Val with lesser courses. Vals & Sals are a dime a dozen, actually. ;)</p>
<p>As far as AP Independent study–it could be self-study for an AP test the HS doesn’t offer.</p>
<p>My S took another year of Latin through Independent Study after he had taken both APs by his senior year. It wasn’t an AP, but the HS did weight the grade because it was obviously material at the AP level.</p>