The Classes Colleges Really Want to See on Your Transcript

Course selection season is happening right now. Most parents don't know what their child's transcript is being measured against.

The conversation happening in a lot of houses this month

A version of this exchange is taking place at dinner tables across the country right now. A tenth grader announces that she's done with Spanish next year because she's met the language requirement. An eleventh grader says he's switching from AP Calculus to Honors Pre-Calc because the grade will be better. A senior, application submitted, plans a spring schedule with two electives and a study hall.