<p>I really identify with you and your situation! For a variety of reasons, my D has an atypical senior year schedule. She doesn’t have a social studies class or a foreign language but has several difficult AP or post-AP math and science classes plus AP English Lit. She had already taken all the AP social studies classes offered (taking two in one year) and she had taken her language through level 4 but fitting AP in was difficult. We went over her senior schedule with representatives of two colleges who stressed the importance of my D or the GC explaining her schedule on her application. My concern is that a harried admissions officer will not fully understand the situation, and I wish my D hadn’t had to take up valuable application space (in the “additional information” section of the common app) explaining the situation. </p>
<p>In your case, I would be particularly frustrated that the administration seems to not be listening to your concerns. The other parents may be okay with the situation because they aren’t familiar with college requirements or because they backed down when the administration pooh-poohed their concerns. Will the GC support your son when it comes time to explain to colleges that he was not allowed to take four years of a foreign language?</p>