I am responding from my own experience as a lover of science. I took everything my school offered and it still wasn't enough. If she really loves science, she should go for the harder track for herself. My school only offered AP Calculus and AP English, but when I went to college most of my friends had also taken AP Biology and Physics (and Chemistry?) and I felt like I had missed out. All we had in my school was honors classes.

As for the GPA, aren't AP classes weighted more?

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