I know I just recently posted about AP course selection, but sometimes information is best relayed when it comes from an outside source. Here is a link to The Admission Game- College Planning Blog with a description of how to select courses for senior year. I think the same advice can be applied to the earlier grades as well. I've attended conference workshop sessions with Peter Van Buskirk (Founder of the Admission Game) in the past and can confirm that he is the real deal.
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