Summary: <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Many families of high achieving students sign up for too many specialized courses in high school, and forget to prioritize the core curriculum. <br> <br> <br> <br> Megan walks us through a set of reasons why we don’t want to make this mistake. Specifically, she discusses: <br> <br> <br> <br> * which classes are considered core and how many years you need* why four years in “other languages” is so important, even if it’s hard to do* examples of areas in which families make mistakes, such as specialized courses in medicine and engineering* the importance of choosing specialized courses IN ADDITION to, rather than as a REPLACEMENT for, the core curriculum.<br>
